Edison Corporation needs to raise funds to finance a plant expansion and has decided to issue 25-year zero coupon bonds to raise the money. The required return on the bonds will be 8 percent. Assume a par value of $1,000 and semiannual compounding.

a. What will these bonds sell for at issuance? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

b.
Using the IRS amortization rule, what interest deduction can the company take on these bonds in the first year? In the last year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

c.
Using the straight-line method, what interest deduction can the company take on these bonds in the first year? In the last year?. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

a. Price when issued

b. First year deduction

Last year deduction

c. First year deduction

Last year deduction

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Edison Corporation needs to raise funds to finance a plant expansion and has decided to issue 25-year zero coupon bonds to raise the money. The required return on the bonds will be 8 percent. Assume a par value of $1,000 and semiannual compounding.

a.	What will these bonds sell for at issuance? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b.	Using the IRS amortization rule, what interest deduction can the company take on these bonds in the first year? In the last year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

c.	Using the straight-line method, what interest deduction can the company take on these bonds in the first year? In the last year?. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)


a.	Price when issued
b.	First year deduction
	Last year deduction
c.	First year deduction
	Last year deduction

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