Question

9. A bond matures in 12 years and pays a 6 percent annual coupon. The bond has a face value of $1,000 and currently sells for $890. What is the bond’s current yield and yield to maturity?

10. The face value for Karen’s Limited bonds is $100,000 and has a 2 percent annual coupon. The 2 percent annual coupon bonds matures in 2022, and it is now 2012. Interest on these bonds is paid annually on December 31 of each year, and new annual coupon bonds with similar risk and maturity are currently yielding 12 percent. How much should Karen sell her bonds today?

11. Your client has been offered a 5-year, $1,000 par value bond with a 10 percent coupon. Interest on this bond is paid quarterly. If your client is to earn a nominal rate of return of 12 percent, compounded quarterly, how much should she pay for the bond?

12. What is the semi-annual coupon bond’s nominal yield to maturity (YTM), if the years to maturity is 15 years, and sells for 119% with coupons rate of 10%? Assume the par value of the bond is $1,000.

13. The current price of a 10-year, $1,000 par value bond is $1,158.91. Interest on this bond is paid every six months, and the nominal annual yield is 14 percent. Given these facts, what is the annual coupon rate on this bond?

14. Bond Relationships. Select one or more of the following phrases to complete the following sentences. increase , decrease, par, discount, premium, less than, more than, greater , less a. If the current interest rate exceeds the bond’s coupon rate, the bond will sell at a ___________. b. The value of a bond to increase if there is a/an ________ in interest rates. c. A bond’s coupon rate is more than the interest rate, therefore the bond is selling at a _____________. d. As interest rate increases the value of a bond will ______________. e. If the bondholder’s required rate of return equals the coupon interest rate, the bond will sell at _________. f. A premium bond sells for ____________ as maturity approaches. g. The discount bond sells for ____________ as maturity approaches. h. A bondholder with a short-term bond is exposed to ___________ interest rate risk than when owing a long-term bond.

15. Which of the following statements is most correct with regards to a 10 year bond with a 9% annual coupon rate and a YTM of 8%? a) The bond is selling at a discount. b) The bond’s current yield is greater than 9 percent. c) If the yield to maturity remains constant, the bond’s price one year from now will be lower than its current price.

Answer 1