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You own a 15-year, $1,000 par value bond paying 7.5 percent interest annually. The market price of the bond is $775, and your required rate of return is 12 percent.
a. Compute the bond's expected rate of return.
b. Determine the value of the bond to you, given your required rate of return.
c. Should you sell the bond or continue to own it?
a)
Hence, Bond's expected return is 10.55%
b)
Hence, Bond value is $693.51
c)
Bond should be sold. It is overpriced.
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