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Suppose you require an annual interest rate of 7% from all your bond investments. You plan to purchase the following bond and hold on to it till maturity. Coupon Rate: 5.1% Maturity Date: 10/15/2034 Par value: $1,000
What should be the maximum price you pay for it now (i.e., 10/15/2020) so that you earn no less than the required 7% per year?
Information provided:
Par value= future value= $1,000
Time= 15 October 2034 - 15 October 2020 = 14 years
Coupon rate= 5.1%
Coupon payment= 0.051*1,000= $51
Yield to maturity= 7%
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
PMT= 51
I/Y= 7
N= 14
Press the CPT key and PV to compute the present value.
The value obtained is 833.84.
Therefore, I will pay a maximum price of $833.84 for the bond today.