Tesla Corporation needs to raise funds to finance a plant expansion, and it has decided to issue
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Tesla Corporation needs to raise funds to finance a plant expansion, and it has decided to issue 25-year zero coupon bonds to raise the money. The required return on the bonds will be 9 percent.
a. What will these bonds sell for at issuance?
b. Using the IRS amortization rule, what interest deduction can the company take on these bonds in the first year? In the last year?
c. Repeat part (b) using the straight-line method for the interest deduction.
d. Based on your answers in (b) and (c), which interest deduction method would Tesla Corporation prefer? Why?
CorporationA Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may... Coupon
A coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity. Coupons are usually referred to in terms of the coupon rate (the sum of coupons paid in a...
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Fundamentals of corporate finance
ISBN: 978-0073382395
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Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford Jordan
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