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Lmnstar
Jun 25, 2007, 11:24 AM
Selling price amount = $ 60,000 What is the price?

Less brokerage fee of $ 200
What is the cost of the bonds?
what would be the gain on Sale?

what is the accrued interest

Amount = $ 60,000 x 7 and half interest rate x portion of year.

Please keep in mind the bond is sold 102 plus accrued interest at $ 60, 000.

bhet
Jun 26, 2007, 12:50 AM
divide the selling price of the bonds by 1.02 since it is the market value. The qoutient of the would be the face value of bonds.

accured inerest would be equal to the interest rate per month of the bond multiplied by the no. of months held.

Lmnstar
Jun 26, 2007, 12:24 PM
divide the selling price of the bonds by 1.02 since it is the market value. the qoutient of the would be the face value of bonds.

accured inerest would be equal to the interest rate per month of the bond multiplied by the no. of months held.


Thank you very much I got that part right.


I have another question
Purchased a $50,000 of 8% U.S Treasury bond at 101 plus accured interest. Brokerage fee 125 interest dates are January 1 and July 1.
What would cash be?

bhet
Jun 26, 2007, 06:35 PM
multiply the fac value of the bond by 1.01. Add accrued interest also add interest accrued if any. The total would be the purchase price. You didn't specify the date of acquisition of the bonds.

Lmnstar
Jun 27, 2007, 06:20 AM
The date of acquistion of the bond is Nov 1 what whould the accured interest be.

bhet
Jun 27, 2007, 08:00 PM
Compute for the interest for the period of July 31 to nov 1. try to solve it first.