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As part of a capital raising exercise, Immaturity Inc. sold 20-year, 6% semi-annual coupon bonds with a face value of $1,000 at a discounted price of $950 each. a) Calculate the yield on these bonds b) Suppose an investor that buys these bonds reinvests the coupon payments received. How much in total would the investor have at maturity if he reinvested his received coupon at: (i) 4.30%, compounded semi-annually?
Yield on the Bond: | |||||||||
Face Value | $1,000 | ||||||||
Semiannual Coupon | $30.00 | (1000*0.06)/2 | |||||||
Number of Coupon payment | 40 | (20*2) | |||||||
Discounted Price | $950 | ||||||||
Semi annual Yield on the Bond | 3.224% | (Using RATE function of excel, Nper=40, Pmt=30, PV=-950, FV=1000 | |||||||
Annual Yield | 6.45% | (3.224%*2) | |||||||
Yield on these bond | 6.45% | ||||||||
Reinvestment of Coupon at 4.30% | |||||||||
Semi annual interest rate | 2.15% | (4.30/2) | |||||||
Amount investment semiannually | $30 | ||||||||
Future value of coupon amount reinvested | $1,872.17 | (Using FV function of excel with Rate=2.15%, Nper=40,Pmt=-30 | |||||||
Maturity Amount of Bond | $1,000 | ||||||||
Total amount the investor will have | $2,872.17 | ||||||||
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