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Master painter bonds have a 15-year maturity, a 7.25% semiannual coupon, and a par value of $1,000. The required rate of return is 6.2%. Based on semiannual compounding, what is the market price of a bond and the current yield of a bond (percentage)?
Price of Bond = PV of CFs from it.
Period | Cash Flow | PVF @3.1 % | Disc CF |
1 | $ 36.25 | 0.9699 | $ 35.16 |
2 | $ 36.25 | 0.9408 | $ 34.10 |
3 | $ 36.25 | 0.9125 | $ 33.08 |
4 | $ 36.25 | 0.8850 | $ 32.08 |
5 | $ 36.25 | 0.8584 | $ 31.12 |
6 | $ 36.25 | 0.8326 | $ 30.18 |
7 | $ 36.25 | 0.8076 | $ 29.28 |
8 | $ 36.25 | 0.7833 | $ 28.39 |
9 | $ 36.25 | 0.7598 | $ 27.54 |
10 | $ 36.25 | 0.7369 | $ 26.71 |
11 | $ 36.25 | 0.7148 | $ 25.91 |
12 | $ 36.25 | 0.6933 | $ 25.13 |
13 | $ 36.25 | 0.6724 | $ 24.38 |
14 | $ 36.25 | 0.6522 | $ 23.64 |
15 | $ 36.25 | 0.6326 | $ 22.93 |
16 | $ 36.25 | 0.6136 | $ 22.24 |
17 | $ 36.25 | 0.5951 | $ 21.57 |
18 | $ 36.25 | 0.5772 | $ 20.92 |
19 | $ 36.25 | 0.5599 | $ 20.30 |
20 | $ 36.25 | 0.5430 | $ 19.68 |
21 | $ 36.25 | 0.5267 | $ 19.09 |
22 | $ 36.25 | 0.5109 | $ 18.52 |
23 | $ 36.25 | 0.4955 | $ 17.96 |
24 | $ 36.25 | 0.4806 | $ 17.42 |
25 | $ 36.25 | 0.4662 | $ 16.90 |
26 | $ 36.25 | 0.4521 | $ 16.39 |
27 | $ 36.25 | 0.4385 | $ 15.90 |
28 | $ 36.25 | 0.4254 | $ 15.42 |
29 | $ 36.25 | 0.4126 | $ 14.96 |
30 | $ 36.25 | 0.4002 | $ 14.51 |
30 | $ 1,000.00 | 0.4002 | $ 400.17 |
Price of Bond | $ 1,101.58 |
Current Yield = Coupon in Year1 / Price Today
= $ 72.50 / $ 1101.58
= 0.0658 i.e 6.58%
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