       CONVERTIBLE BOND-RATE OF RETURN

THIS PROGRAM WILL COMPUTE AN INVESTOR'S ANNUAL RATE OF RETURN
ON A CONVERTIBLE BOND PURCHASE GIVEN THE FOLLOWING:

     PURCHASE PRICE OF BOND
     BOND COUPON PAYMENT PER YEAR
     PRESENT VALUE OF SHARE OF STOCK
     EXPECTED ANNUAL % INCREASE IN VALUE OF SHARE OF STOCK
     CONVERSION RATIO(# SHARES BOND CONVERTIBLE INTO)
     DESIRED VALUE OF BOND WHEN SOLD
GIVEN THIS INFORMATION THE PROGRAM COMPUTES A RATE OR RETURN
AND THE NUMBER OF YEARS UNTIL THE EXPECTED SELLING VALUE IS
REACHED.

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ENTER PURCHASE PRICE OF THE BOND      ? 985
ENTER PRESENT PRICE OF SHARE OF STOCK ? 47
ENTER CONVERSION RATIO                ? 0.4
ENTER CONVERSION VALUE OF BOND WHEN SOLD? 1400
ENTER PROJECTED % INCREASE IN STOCK VALUE YEARLY? 1
COUPON PAYMENT PER YEAR             ? 4

 RATE OF RETURN EQUALS      .438768 %
 CONVERSION AFTER           433  YEARS

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