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Nesmith Corporation's outstanding bonds have a $1,000 par value, a 7% semiannual coupon, 20 years to maturity, and an 11% YTM. What is the bond's price? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
The price of the bond can be calculated with the help of PV function of excel
Inputs required:
FV = 1000
Coupon (PMT) = 7%/2 * 1000 = 35
Nper = 20 * 2 = 40
Rate = 11%/2 = 5.50%
=PV(0.055,40,35,1000,0)
= 679.08