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Determine the current yield AND the approximate yield to maturity for a 6.2%, $800,000 coupon bond selling for $822,400 and maturing in 20 years.
a.Information provided:
Future value= $800,000
Present value= $822,400
Time= 20 years
Coupon rate= 6.2%
Coupon payment= 0.062*$800,00= $49,600
The yield to maturity is calculated by entering the below in a financial calculator:
FV= 800,000
PV= -822,400
N= 20
PMT= 49,600
Press the CPT key and I/Y to compute the yield to maturity.
The value obtained is 5.9567.
Therefore, the yield to maturity is 5.96%.
b.Current yield is calculated using the below formula:
Current Yield= Annual interest/ Current price
= $49,600 / $822,400
= 0.0603*100
= 6.03%.