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Five years ago, the State of Oklahoma issued $2,000,000 of 7% coupon, 20-year se

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Question

Five years ago, the State of Oklahoma issued $2,000,000 of 7% coupon, 20-year semiannual payment, tax-exempt bonds. The bonds had 5 years of call protection, but now the state can call the bonds if it chooses to do so. The call premium would be 5% of the face amount. Today 15-year, 5%, semiannual payment bonds can be sold at par, but flotation costs on this issue would be 2%. What is the net present value of the refunding? Because these are tax-exempt bonds, taxes are not relevant.


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Explanation / Answer

call premium = 5% * 2000000 = 100000


floatation cost = 2% * 2000000 = 40000


total investment outlay = 140000


interest on old bond = 7%/2 * 2000000 = 70000


interest on new bond = 5%/2 * 2000000 = 50000


savings = 20000


PV of savings = 20000 * PVIFA(2.5%, 30) = 418606


NPV of refundings = PV of savings - cost of refunding


= 418606 - 140000 = 278606