Suppose you looking at a certain bond whose current market price is $935. The bond has a 6.00% coupon rate, pays annual coupon payments and has a 12 year maturity. Assume also that the current open market YTM is 7.00%. Based upon this information, answer the following questions. [3 parts] Show all work. Clearly label your answers for Part A, Part B, and Part C. Carry all calculations out to four (4) decimal places (except dollars and cents). Highlight in bold your answer. a) Based upon the bond’s features, determine what the bond’s current price ($) should be. (Use the present value method to determine the price) b) Based upon your calculated price in Part 1, is the open market price of the bond correct? If the bond is over/under priced, by how much is the bond mispriced? c) Based strictly upon your answer in part 2, would you buy the bond? Explain your answer.
Suppose you looking at a certain bond whose current market price is $935. The bond has a 6.00% coupon rate, pays annual coupon payments and has a 12 year maturity. Assume also that the current open market YTM is 7.00%. Based upon this information, answer the following questions. [3 parts]
Show all work. Clearly label your answers for Part A, Part B, and Part C. Carry all calculations out to four (4) decimal places (except dollars and cents). Highlight in bold your answer.
a) Based upon the bond’s features, determine what the
b) Based upon your calculated price in Part 1, is the open market price of the bond correct? If the bond is over/under priced, by how much is the bond mispriced?
c) Based strictly upon your answer in part 2, would you buy the bond? Explain your answer.
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