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(Related to Checkpoint 9.2 and Checkpoint 9.3) (Bond valuation relationships) The
15-year,
$1,000
par value bonds of Waco Industries pay
9
percent interest annually. The market price of the bond is
$855,
and the market's required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is
10
percent.
a. Compute the bond's yield to maturity.
b. Determine the value of the bond to you given the market's required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond.
c. Should you purchase the bond?
a. What is your yield to maturity on the Waco bonds given the current market price of the bonds?
nothing%
(Round to two decimal places.)
a)
Hence, Yield to maturity is 11.02%
b)
Hence, value of the bond is $923.94
c)
Yes purchase of the bond is recommended as YTM > Comparable risk bond yield