Which one of these represents correct calculator input for computing the current value of a 5 percent coupon compounded semi-annually?
A. The corporate bond matures in 12.5 years.
B. The current discount rate is 6.5 percent.
C. Assume the face value of the bond as $1,000.

Consider a firm with a contract to sell an asset for $149,000 four years from now. the asset costs $85,000 to produce today. a. given a relevant discount rate of 14 percent per year, calculate the profit the firm will make on this asset. (a loss should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. at what rate does the firm just break even?