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HMK Enterprises would like to raise $10 million to invest in capital expenditures. The company plans to issue five-year bonds with a face value of $1000 and a coupon rate of 6.5% (annual payments). The following table summarizes the yield to maturity for five-year (annual-pay) coupon corporate bonds of various ratings:
a. |
Assuming the bonds will be rated AA, what will the price of the bonds be? |
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b. |
How much total principal amount of these bonds must HMK issue to raise $10 million today, assuming the bonds are AA rated? (Because HMK cannot issue a fraction of a bond, assume that all fractions are rounded to the nearest whole number.) |
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c. |
What must the rating of the bonds be for them to sell at par? |
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d. |
Suppose that when the bonds are issued, the price of each bond is $959.54. What is the likely rating of the bonds? Are they junk bonds? |
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Amount needed |
1,008.36 |
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Maturity |
9917.13 |
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Face value |
9,918.00 |
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Coupon rate |
6.50% |