(USE EXCEL) Grass Whackerâs is considering whether or not torefund a $90 million, 6 percent coupon, 30 year bond issue that wassold 8 years ago. It is amortizing $1.8 million of flotation costsover the issueâs 30-year life. A new 22-year issue would carry aninterest rate of 5.35 percent. A call premium of 5 percent would berequired to retire the old bonds and flotation costs on the newissue would be $1.35 million (also to be amortized). GrassWhackerâs marginal tax rate is 34 percent. The new bonds would beissued 1 month before the old bonds are called, with the proceedsbeing invested in short-term securities returning 1.5 percentannually. What is the NPV of the refund? Use the NPV function inExcel and the PV function in Excel. Answers should be the same.
(USE EXCEL) Grass Whackerâs is considering whether or not torefund a $90 million, 6 percent coupon, 30 year bond issue that wassold 8 years ago. It is amortizing $1.8 million of flotation costsover the issueâs 30-year life. A new 22-year issue would carry aninterest rate of 5.35 percent. A call premium of 5 percent would berequired to retire the old bonds and flotation costs on the newissue would be $1.35 million (also to be amortized). GrassWhackerâs marginal tax rate is 34 percent. The new bonds would beissued 1 month before the old bonds are called, with the proceedsbeing invested in short-term securities returning 1.5 percentannually. What is the NPV of the refund? Use the NPV function inExcel and the PV function in Excel. Answers should be the same.