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1. ABC Company bonds have 5 years remaining to maturity.
Interest is paid annually, the bonds have a $1,000 par value and
the coupon interest rate is 9%.
i) What is the yield to maturity at a current market price of
$829?
ii) What is the yield to maturity at a current market price of
$1,104?
iii) If you thought that the appropriate rate of interest was 12%
(i.e. Kd=12%), would you buy these bonds? (Both, if one, identify
which one, or none) Explain your answer
a.1.Information provided:
Par value= future value= $1,000
Time= 5 years
Coupon rate= 9%
Coupon payment= 0.10*1,000= $90
Current price= present value= $829
The yield to maturity is calculated by entering the below in a financial calculator:
FV= 1,000
N= 5
PMT= 90
PV= -829
Press the CPT key and I/Y to compute the yield to maturity.
The value obtained is 13.98.
Therefore, the yield to maturity is 13.98%.
a.2.Information provided:
Par value= future value= $1,000
Time= 5 years
Coupon rate= 9%
Coupon payment= 0.10*1,000= $90
Current price= present value= $1,104
The yield to maturity is calculated by entering the below in a financial calculator:
FV= 1,000
N= 5
PMT= 90
PV= -1,104
Press the CPT key and I/Y to compute the yield to maturity.
The value obtained is 6.50.
Therefore, the yield to maturity is 6.50%.
b.I would buy the bond with the current market price of $829 as the yield to maturity is greater than the required rate of return.
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