AE 321: Strategic Business Analysis: Activity 2 (Midterms) : Problem 1: Perpetual Bonds
AE 321: Strategic Business Analysis: Activity 2 (Midterms) : Problem 1: Perpetual Bonds
AE 321: Strategic Business Analysis: Activity 2 (Midterms) : Problem 1: Perpetual Bonds
321: Strategic Business Analysis: Activity 2 (Midterms)
Instructions:
(A) Answer the selected or provided problems. All answers that are rates must be written in percent, rounded off to five
decimal places, e.g. 5.6666666%, answer 5.66667.
(B) Submit your answers through the google form. If you are not yet satisfied with your score, revisit the google form and
revise your answers.
(C) OPTIONAL: If you would like to be guided with how to answer specific requirement(s), submit your solution(s) to the
post. The solutions may be handwritten or typed. Kindly send your instructor a private comment under the relevant
activity post for faster feedback.
Topic Covered: Long‐term Financing Decisions (Cost of Debt and Preferred Shares)
Number of Points: 12 requirements. 2 points each.
Number of try/tries: Unlimited;
Posting Date: Oct. 8, 2021 (1:00PM)
Due Date: Oct. 12, 2021 (5:00pm)
Problem 1: Perpetual Bonds
ABC will be issuing a 4% P20,000,000‐face value bonds. The underwriter will be charging 2% of face value as its fee. ABC is
taxed at 20%
1. How much is the effective cost of the bonds?
Problem 2: Straight Bonds
ABC Corporation plans to issue an 8%, 15‐year, P5,000,000 face value bonds. It will incur P300,000 as underwriting fee. What
is the cost of the bond based on the following methods?
2. Interpolation method using the range 5% to 10%
3. Interpolation method using the range 8% to 10%
4. Interpolation method using the range 8% to 9%
5. Yield‐to‐maturity formula
6. Trial and error method (closest percent, 5 decimal places)
Problem 3: Straight Bonds, Semiannual
ABC Corporation plans to issue pieces of 12%, 10‐year, P1,000 face value bonds that pays semiannually. It will be sold at 104
but the underwriter will charge 2% on issue price. What is the cost of the bond based on the following methods?
7. Interpolation method using multiples of 1%
8. Yield‐to‐maturity formula
Problem 4: Preference Shares, Definite Life
The entity received P7,580,000 cash from the issuance of its 9%, 3‐year P8,000,000 par value preference shares. How much is
the cost of the preference shares using the following methods?
9. Interpolation method using multiplies of 1%
10. Yield‐to‐maturity formula
Problem 5: Preference Shares, Definite Life with Liquidating Value
Use the same given as in Problem 3. Additionally assume that these shares have a liquidating value of P8,200,000. How much
is the cost of the preference shares using the following methods?
11. Interpolation method using multiplies of 1%
12. Yield‐to‐maturity formula