Rock Hill Brewery is planning to issue 10-year bonds. The current market yield for such bonds is 8.125 percent. Assume that coupon payments are made semiannually. Management is trying to decide between issuing an 8 percent coupon bond or a zero coupon bond. Rock Hill Brewery needs to raise $1 million. Answer all the questions.
a. What will be the price of an 8 percent coupon bond?
b. How many 8 percent coupon bonds would have to be issued?
c. What will be the price of a zero coupon bonds?
d. How many zero coupon bonds will have to be issued?