A corporate bond is currently quoted at a price of $1197.93 and carries a 10 percent annual coupon rate. The bond’s face value is $1000, and pays coupon semiannually. What is the current yield of the bond? Suppose the bond price in one year is $1193.68, assuming no change in yield-to-maturity, what is the capital gain yield? What is the yield-to-maturity for this bond?

A corporate bond is currently quoted at a price of $1197.93 and carries a 10 percent annual coupon rate. The bond’s face value is $1000, and pays coupon semiannually. What is the current yield of the bond? Suppose the bond price in one year is $1193.68, assuming no change in yield-to-maturity, what is the capital gain yield? What is the yield-to-maturity for this bond?

Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course List)

13th Edition

ISBN:9781337395083

Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Publisher:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Chapter4: Bond Valuation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12P: Bond Yields and Rates of Return A 10-year, 12% semiannual coupon bond with a par value of 1,000 may...

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