Mark Sexton and Todd Story, the owners of S & S Air, have decided to expand their operations. They instructed their newly hired financial analyst, Chris Guthrie, to enlist an underwriter to help sell $35 million in new 10 year bonds to finance construction. Chris has entered into discussions with Renata Harper, an underwriter from the firm Raines and Warren, about which bond features S & S Air should consider and what coupon rate the issue will likely have.

Although Chris is aware of the bond features, he is uncertain about the costs and benefits of some features , so he isn