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Consider a 19-year bond with 13 percent annual coupon payments. The market rate (YTM) is 6.6 percent for this bond. The current yield of the bond is _______ percent. Answer it in percentage without the % sign, and round it to two decimal place, e.g., 5.69.
Information provided:
Par value= future value= $1,000
Time= 19 years
Yield to maturity=6.60%
Coupon rate= 13
Coupon payment= 0.13*1,000= $130
The price of the bond is calculated by computing the present value.
Enter the below in a financial calculator to compute the present value:
FV= 1,000
N= 19
PMT= 130
I/Y= 6.60
Press the CPT key and PV to compute the present value.
The value obtained is 1,681.7920.
Therefore, the price of the bond is $1,681.79.
Current yield is calculated by using the below formula:
Current Yield= Annual interest/Current price
= $130/$1,681.79
= 0.0773*100
= 7.73.
Therefore, the current yield of the bond is 7.73 percent.
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