(20-6)

Build a Model: Bond Refunding Start with the partial model in the file Ch20 P06 Build a Model.xls on the textbook’s Web site. Schumann Shoe Manufacturer is considering whether or not to refund a

$70 million, 10% coupon, 30-year bond issue that was sold 8 years ago. It is amortizing

$4.5 million of flotation costs on the 10% bonds over the issue’s 30-year life.

Schumann’s investment bankers have indicated that the company could sell a new 22-year issue at an interest rate of 8% in today’s market. Neither they nor Schumann’s management anticipate that interest rates will fall below 6 percent anytime soon, but there is a chance that interest rates will increase.