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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. | |||||||