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As investors' required rate of return on a bond increases, the value of the bond increases also. a. True b. False
When investors buy bonds, the price of the bond changes | |||||||
when the interest rates change. In other words, when the | |||||||
interest rates increase the bond prices decrease. | |||||||
The cash flow from the bond consists of coupon payments and the | |||||||
principal amount at maturity. | |||||||
Present Value = Future value/ ((1+r)^t) | |||||||
where r is the interest rate and t is the time period in years. | |||||||
Lets say the bond has the following cash flows | |||||||
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
future cash flow | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1100 | ||
present value | 100/((1+r)^1) | 100/((1+r)^2) | 100/((1+r)^3) | 100/((1+r)^4) | 1100/((1+r)^5) | ||
price of the bond = sum of present values of future cash flows | |||||||
When the interest rate increases the present value of future cash flows and (as a consequence) the price of the | |||||||
bond decreases. | |||||||
As investors required rate of return on the bond increases, the value of the bond decreases. | |||||||
The statement in the question is FALSE. |