In: Finance
Suppose you bought a government bond with face value $1000 with coupon rate 10%.
a) If the bond matures in 2 years, what price should you pay for the bond today to earn a yield of 8%?
b) If the bond matures in 10 years, what price should you pay for the bond today to earn a yield of 10%?
c) For a bond that yields 15% return, what do you expect the price to be relative to the face value? (i.e. higher or lower or equal to face value?)