Selling bonds.Lunar Vacations needs to raise

$6,500,000

for its new project (a golf course on the moon). Astro Investment Bank will sell the bond for a commission of

2.9%.

The market yield is currently

7.6%

on twenty-year semiannual bonds. If Lunar wants to issue a

5.7%

semiannual coupon bond, how many bonds will it need to sell to raise the

$6,500,000?

Assume that all bonds are issued at a par value of

$1,000.

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Part 1

How many bonds will Lunar need to sell to raise the

$6,500,000?