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XYZ limited had issued bonds with a par value of Rs. 100 and a coupon rate of 12% p.a. The bond has maturity of 30 months and pays quarterly coupons. Calculate the fair price of the bond if the required rate of return by investors is 8%.
Fair Price of Bond Calculation
Step 1: Calculate the coupon payment and number of payments.
Since the payment will be made quarterly,
Coupon amount = 12% of 100 (1/4)
= $3
Number of coupon payments (n) = 10
(because there are 30 months & quarter has 3 months, number of coupon payments = 30/3)
Step 2: Calculate the quarterly required rate of return.
Yearly rate of return = 8%
Quarterly rate of return (r) = 2%
(8% divided by 4)
Step 3: Calculation of fair price of the bond shall be the present value of future payments.
Present Value = Coupon Payment * Present value of Annuity Factor(r,n) + Par Value * Present Value Factor (r,n)
= $3 * PVAF(r,n) + 100 * PVF (r,n)
= $3 * PVAF(2%,10) + 100 * PVF (2%,10)
= $3 * 8.98258 + 100 * 0.8203482
= 26.94774 + 82.03482
= $108.98
Fair Price of the Bond shall be $108.98
Explanatory Notes:
1. PVAF can be calculated by the following formula:
[1 - (1+r) -n] / r
where n is the number of coupon payments & r is the required rate of interest
2. PVF can be calculated by the following formula:
1/ (1+r) n
where n is the number of coupon payments & r is the required rate of interest