Gerry is a project engineer. He took a fi nancial risk and bought a bond from a corporation that
had defaulted on its interest payments. He paid $4240 for an 8% $10,000 bond with dividends
payable quarterly. The bond paid no interest for the fi rst 3 years after Gerry bought it. If interest
was paid for the next 7 years and then Gerry was able to resell the bond for $11,000, what rate
of return did he make on the investment? Assume the bond is scheduled to mature 18 years
after he bought it. Perform hand and spreadsheet analysis.
Solution by Hand
The bond interest received in years 4 through 10 was