Excel Hydro plans to raise $6.2 million to expand their business. To accomplish this, they plan to sell 20-year, $1,000 face value, zero-coupon bonds. The bonds will be priced to yield 9.5%. The company plans on depositing $10,000 a year in real terms into your investment account for the next four years. The relevant nominal discount rate is 7.5% and the inflation rate is 4.2%.

7. What is the minimum number of bonds they must sell to raise the $6.2 million they need?

8. What are the deposits worth in today's dollars?