Find the cost for the stock purchase. Ignore any broker’s fee and assume that the purchase was at the close price for the
day. Then find the annual dividend that would have been paid for the year on that number of shares.
864 shares of Meredith (MDP)
52 –Week Name Tick Vol Yld P/E Week’s Div
High Low Sym 100s Last Chg Amt
36.5 27 Meredith MDP 634 1.0 25 33.25 –0.5 .44
Cost $28,728.00; dividend $380.16
Cost $29,592.00; dividend $380.16
Cost $29,592.00; dividend $864.00
Cost $28,728.00; dividend $864.00
Joe Simpson bought 28 Woodward Corp. (WDW) bonds maturing 2010. According to a bond table,
the last price is 87.250 and the coupon rate is 10.250. Assuming a sales commission of $1 per bond,
find the effective interest rate using total cost including commissions.
Use the given bond table to find the requested value for Solar Energy (SNG) bonds maturing in 2022.
COMPANY (TICKER) COUPON MATURITY
LAST
PRICE
LAST
YIELD
EST $ VOL
(000′s)
Solar Energy (SNG) 4.800 Dec 15, 2018 104.894 3.438 30,590
Solar Energy (SNG) 5.750 Jun 15, 2022 106.626 4.550 30,045
Solar Power (SPR) 4.625 Dec 15, 2022 101.951 5.050 30,985
Date when bonds must be paid off by Solar Energy