Checkpoint 9.2 and Checkpoint​ 9.3)  ​(Bond valuation)  ​Fingen's 16​-year,1000 ​$ par value bonds pay 13  percent interest annually.  The market price of the bonds is ​$1070 and the​ market's required yield to maturity on a​ comparable-risk bond is 14 percent. a.  Compute the​ bond's yield to maturity. b.  Determine the value of the bond to​ you, given your required rate of return. c.  Should you purchase the​ bond?

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Related to Checkpoint 9.2 and Checkpoint​ 9.3)  ​(Bond valuation)  ​Fingen's 16​-year,1000 ​$ par value bonds pay 13  percent interest annually.  The market price of the bonds is ​$1070 and the​ market's required yield to maturity on a​ comparable-risk bond is 14 percent.

a.  Compute the​ bond's yield to maturity.

b.  Determine the value of the bond to​ you, given your required rate of return.

c.  Should you purchase the​ bond?

 

a.  What is your yield to maturity on the Fingen bonds given the market price of the​ bonds? 

​% ​(Round to two decimal​ places.)

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