First, the bond pays 96 + 7 t per year for 10 years. Second, the interest rate is 5.25% compounded continuously. Round your answer to the nearest cent. Find the present value?

To find the present value of the bond, we need to calculate the sum of the discounted cash flows.

The formula for the present value of a continuous cash flow is given by:

PV = ∫ C e^(-rt) dt

Where:
PV is the present value
C is the cash flow
e is the base of the natural logarithm (approximately 2.71828)
r is the interest rate
t is the time

In this case, the cash flow, C, is given by 96 + 7t per year for 10 years.

So, we need to integrate the function (96 + 7t) * e^(-rt) with respect to t from 0 to 10, and then round the answer to the nearest cent.

Let's calculate it step by step:

Step 1: Determine the integral

∫ (96 + 7t) e^(-0.0525t) dt

Step 2: Integrate the function

PV = ∫ (96 + 7t) e^(-0.0525t) dt

To solve this integral, we can use integration by parts.

∫ u dv = uv - ∫ v du

Let u = (96 + 7t) and dv = e^(-0.0525t) dt, then

du = 7 dt and v = -20.7586e^(-0.0525t)

Using the integration by parts formula, we have:

PV = (96 + 7t)(-20.7586e^(-0.0525t)) - ∫ (-20.7586e^(-0.0525t))(7) dt

Step 3: Simplify the expression

PV = -2015.816e^(-0.0525t) - 145.3102te^(-0.0525t) - ∫ -145.3102e^(-0.0525t) dt

PV = -2015.816e^(-0.0525t) - 145.3102te^(-0.0525t) + 2772.294e^(-0.0525t) / 0.0525

Step 4: Evaluate the expression from 0 to 10

PV = [-2015.816e^(-0.0525t) - 145.3102te^(-0.0525t) + 2772.294e^(-0.0525t) / 0.0525] from 0 to 10

PV = [-2015.816e^(-0.0525*10) - 145.3102*10*e^(-0.0525*10) + 2772.294e^(-0.0525*10) / 0.0525]

Step 5: Calculate the present value

Now, we can substitute the values and calculate the present value:

PV = [-2015.816e^(-0.525) - 145.3102*10*e^(-0.525) + 2772.294e^(-0.525) / 0.0525]

After performing the calculations, we find that the present value, rounded to the nearest cent, is $244.91.

Therefore, the present value of the bond is $244.91.