A 6 percent corporate coupon bond is callable in five years for a call premium of one year of coupon payments. Assuming a par value of $1,000, what is the price paid to the bondholder if the issuer calls the bond? AMOUNT PAID?

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a 5.4 percent corporate coupon bond is callable in 10 years for a call premium of one year of coupon payments. Assuming a par value of $1000 what is the price paid to the bondholder if the issuer calls the bond?

a. An 8 ½%, 25-year, $1,000 bond is presently selling at a yield-to-maturity (YTM) of 9 4%. Assuming annual interest payments, what should you pay for the bond? b. What should you pay if interest is paid semiannually? c. Instead of a 25-year bond, they decide to issue 15-year bonds with annual payments. What should you pay for this bond if the YTM is 9 4%? Explain the differences in prices changes for (3a) and (3c) in terms of maturity. d. You buy an 8%, 15-year, $1,000 bond that pays interest annually when it is selling with a YTM of 7%. Immediately after you buy the bond, the YTM increases to 9%. What was the percentage change in the price of the bond? A bond has a market price that exceeds its face value. What type of bond is this? Describe the relationship between the coupon rate and the YTM. е.