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A 10%, five-year corporate bond issue with a par value of $1,000 pays coupon on a semi-annual basis. The market discount rate at the time of the issue was 12% and has remained unchanged. Which of the following facts is most likely correct regarding the bond issue? A. The bond is priced at par. B. The bond is selling at a price below par. C. The bond offers an excessive coupon rate.
Price of Bond = PV of CFs rom it.
If coupon Rate > Disc Rate, Bond will trade at premium,
If coupon Rate = Disc Rate, Bond will trade at par,
If coupon Rate < Disc Rate, Bond will trade at discount,
here Coupon Rate is 10%, DIsc Rate is 12%. Hence it will trade below par ( Discount ).
OPtion B is correct.
Price of Bond:
Period | Cash Flow | PVF/ PVAF @6 % | Disc CF |
1 - 10 | $ 50.00 | 7.3601 | $ 368.00 |
10 | $ 1,000.00 | 0.5584 | $ 558.39 |
Bond Price | $ 926.40 |
As Coupon Payments are paid periodically with regular intervals,
PVAF is used.
Maturity Value is single payment. Hence PVF is used.
Periodic Cash Flow = Annual Coupon Amount / No. times coupon
paid in a year
Disc Rate Used = Disc rate per anum / No. of times coupon paid in a
Year
What is PVAF & PVF ???
PVAF = Sum [ PVF(r%, n) ]
PVF = 1 / ( 1 + r)^n
Where r is int rate per Anum
Where n is No. of Years
How to Calculate PVAF using Excel ???
+PV(Rate,NPER,-1)
Rate = Disc rate
Nper = No. of Periods