Consider the following $1,000 par value zero-coupon bonds: Bond A B C D E 10.96% 21.54% The expected 1-year interest rate 2 years from now should be 8.41% Years to Maturity 1 2 17.54% 3 4 5 Yield to Maturity 5.40% 6.90% 7.40% 7.90% 10.50%
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- Bond Yields and Rates of Return A 10-year, 12% semiannual coupon bond with a par value of 1,000 may be called in 4 years at a call price of 1,060. The bond sells for 1,100. (Assume that the bond has just been issued.) a. What is the bonds yield to maturity? b. What is the bonds current yield? c. What is the bonds capital gain or loss yield? d. What is the bonds yield to call?Consider the following $1,000 par value zero-coupon bonds: Bond Years to Maturity Yield to Maturity A 7.50% B 7.70% C 3. 7.85% 4 7.95% 8.05% What should be the expected 1-year interest rate 4 years from now? O 7.90%Consider the following $1,000 par value zero-coupon bonds: Bond Years to Maturity Yield to Maturity 5.40% 6.90% 7.40% -7.90% ABCDE 21.54% 17.54% The expected 1-year interest rate 2 years from now should be 10.96% 1 2 8.41% 5 10.50%
- There are two zero-coupon bonds below: Coupon Term to rate maturity 0% 1 year 10% 2 years Bond A B FV $100 $100 Price $95.24 $107.42 Consider a 2-year coupon bond C with FV = $100, coupon rate=25%, and price = $ 138. Is Bond C underpriced/overpriced relative to Bonds A and B? What is the potential arbitrage trading strategy? O a. Overpriced; Long 3/22 unit of A; Long 25/22 unit of B; Short 1 unit of C O b. Underpriced; Long 3/22 unit of A; Long 25/22 unit of B; Short 1 unit of C O c. Overpriced; Long 3 unit of A; Long 25 unit of B; Short 1 unit of C O d. Underpriced; Long 3 unit of A; Long 25 unit of B; Short 1 unit of C6. Yield to Maturity Each of the bonds shown below pays interest annually. Bond Par Value Coupon Years to Maturity Current Value A 12% 15 B 10% 10 C $1000 13% 10 D $1000 8% 4 a) Calculate the yield to maturity (YTM) for each bond. $1000 $500 $850 $560 $1200 $900 b) What relationship exists between the coupon rate and yield to maturity and the par value and market value of a bond? Explain.Find the yield to maturity (YTM) for a 10-year, 5% annual coupon rate, $1,000 par value bond if the bond sells for $918 currently? We assume that interest is paid on this bond annually. 6.12% 6.91% 7.33% 7.86% Using the information from Question 38, calculate the bond’s current yield. 5.00% 5.45% 6.50% 8.21% Using the information from Question 38 and 39, calculate the bond’s capital gain yield. -0.35% 0.35% 0.67% -0.67%
- Consider the following $1,000 par value zero-coupon bonds: Bond Years to Maturity Yield to Maturity A 1 B D E 2 3 4 5 Multiple Choice The expected 1-year interest rate 2 years from now should be 2103% 10.01% 12.56% 7.88% 8.50% 14.59% 9.00% 9.50% 10.50%Consider the following $1,000 par value zero-coupon bonds: Bond ABCDE Years to Maturity 1 23WN 4 5 Multiple Choice The expected 1-year interest rate 2 years from now should be. 11.96% 17.14% 9.41% Yield to Maturity 6.40% 19.71% 7.90% 8.40% 8.90% 10.50%Sunnyfax Publishing pays out all its earnings and has a share price of $37.00. In order to expand, Sunnyfax Publishing decides to cut its dividend from $3.00 to $2.00 per share and reinvest the retained funds. Once the funds are reinvested, they are expected to grow at a rate of 14%. If the reinvestment does not affect Sunnyfax's equity cost of capital, what is the expected share price as a consequence of this decision? O$45.87 $40.14 $68.81 $57.34
- The current zero-coupon yield curve for risk-free bonds is as follows: Maturity (years) 1 2 3 4 5 YTM 5.04% 5.48% 5.73% 5.94% 6.06% What is the price per $100 face value of a four-year, zero-coupon, risk-free bond?Consider the following $1,000 par value zero-coupon bonds: Bond Years to Maturity A 1 YTM(%) 5.8% B 1234 2 6.8 3 7.3 4 7.8 C D Required: According to the expectations hypothesis, what is the market's expectation of the yield curve one year from now? Specifically, what are the expected values of next year's yields on bonds with maturities of (a) one year? (b) two years? (c) three years? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Bond Years to Maturity YTM (%) B 1 C 2 D 3 di di do % % %Consider the following risk-free bonds available for sale in the bond market (assume annual +Coupons). Bond's maturity Ask Price (per $100 of Coupon rate (in %) face value 1-year bond 100.0040 0.125% 2-year bond 101.2100 2% 3-year bond 101.2140 1.625% Construct the term structure of interest rates for these three periods. b. Your company plans to issue three-year maturity coupon bonds. Based on its excellent credit rating, your company pays a low constant 3% risk premium over the relevant term-structure rates. You plan to issue bonds priced at par (i.e. price = face value). At what level should you plan to set the coupon on your bond to justify this price? c. Now assume that your company wishes to issue 3-year zero coupon bonds. At what price will these bonds sell?
