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Watters Umbrella Corp. issued 20-year bonds 2 years ago at a coupon rate of 9 percent. The bonds make semiannual payments. If these bonds currently sell for 105 percent of the par value, what is the YTM?
Solution
Price of bond=Present value of coupon payments+Present value of face value
Price of bond=Coupon payment*((1-(1/(1+r)^n))/r)+Face value/(1+r)^n
Assume Face value =1000
n=number of periods to maturity=18*2=36
r-YTM semiannual
Assume Face value =1000
Semi annual Coupon payment=Coupon rate*face value/2=9%*1000/2=45
Current price of bond=105%*Face value=105%*1000=1050
Putting values in formula
1050=45*((1-(1/(1+r)^36))/r)+1000/(1+r)^36
Solving we get
r=4.23%
Thus Annual YTM=4.23*2=8.46%