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Last year Janet purchased a $1,000 face value corporate bond with a 12% annual coupon rate and a 25-year maturity. At the time of the purchase, it had an expected yield to maturity of 13.15%. If Janet sold the bond today for $990.77, what rate of return would she have earned for the past year? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
The rate of return is computed as follows:
= (Selling price + Purchase price + Coupon payment) / Purchase price
Purchase price is computed as follows:
Bonds Price = Coupon payment x [ [ (1 - 1 / (1 + r)n ] / r ] + Par value / (1 + r)n
= $ 1,000 x 12% x [ [ (1 - 1 / (1 + 0.1315)25 ] / 0.1315 ] + $ 1,000 / 1.131525
= $ 120 x 7.258057112 + $ 45.56548977
= $ 916.5323432
So, the return will be as follows:
= [ $ 990.77 - $ 916.5323432 + $ 120 ] / $ 916.5323432
= $ 194.2376568 / $ 916.5323432
= 21.19%