Problem:
Monicaclinton Ltd., a wholesale importer, is in the process of issuing $6,000,000 of 12% coupon debt with a maturity of 5 years. A sinking fund must be established to retire 60% of the issue prior to maturity.
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Question 1: Assuming the bonds are retired at par and the tax rate is35%, how large must the annual sinking fund payments be if the firm wishes to retire the bonds in equal installments over 4 years starting one year from now?
Question 2: What will be the annual after-tax cash outflow for each of the 5 years?
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