Answer:
Today, the funder will invest 342,741.82 dollars
Explanation:
We invest on a lump sum of STRIPS which yield 6% with semiannual compounding.
Our target is 550,000 in eight years and each STRIPS is valued at 5,000
The STRIP is the coupon payment or maturity payment of a bond which sales like a zero coupon bond so we need to discount the 550,000 at the market rate to know the market price of the STRIPS:
[tex]\frac{Maturity}{(1 + rate)^{time} } = PV[/tex]
Maturity $550,000
time 16.00 (8 years x 2 compounts per year)
rate 0.03 ( 6% annual divide into 2 to get semiannual rate)
[tex]\frac{550000}{(1 + 0.03)^{16} } = PV[/tex]
PV 342,741.82
