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Heath Food Corporation’s bonds have 6 years remaining to maturity. The bonds have a face value of $1,000 and a yield to maturity of 11%. They pay interest annually and have a 6% coupon rate. What is their current yield? Round your answer to two decimal places.
Solution :
As per the Information given in the question we have
a. Coupon rate = 6 % ; b. Par Value = $ 1,000
c. Annual coupon Payment = $ 1,000 * 6 % = $ 60
d. Current Price of the bond = $ 788.4731
(Please find the attached screenshot of the excel sheet containing the detailed calculation for the price of the bond )
We know that current yield = ( Annual coupon payment / Current Price of the bond )
Thus applying the above values in the formula for current yield we have
= $ 60 / $ 788.4731
= 7.6096 %
= 7.61 % ( when rounded off to two decimal places)
Thus the Current yield of the bond = 7.61 %
Please find the attached screenshot of the excel sheet containing the detailed calculation for the solution.