The following table lists several corporate bonds issued during a particular quarter. Bank of General Goldman Sachs Wells Company AT&T Verizon America Electric Fargo Time to Maturity (years) 10 10 Annual 240 3.00 5.25 5.15 5.15 2.50 Rate (%) Would Bank of America or Verizon pay the most total interest on a $4,000 bond at maturity? How much interest would that be? Bank of America would pay $ in interest on a $4,000 bond at maturity. Verizon would pay $ in interest ona $4,000 bond at maturity. Sa, we see (Verizon would pay the most interest on $4,000 bond at maturity.

Determine the interest payment for the following three bonds. (Assume a $1,000 par value.) (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 3.55 percent coupon corporate bond (paid semiannually) 4.30 percent coupon Treasury note (paid semiannually) Corporate zero-coupon bond maturing in 10 years

(Bond relationship) Mason, Inc. has two bond issues outstanding, called Series A and Series B, both paying the same annual interest of $80. Series A has a maturity of 12 years, whereas Series B has a maturity of 1 year. a. What would be the value of each of these bonds when the going interest rate is (1) 6 percent, (2) 11 percent, and (3) 14 percent? Assume that there is only one more interest payment to be made on the Series B bonds. b. Why does the longer-term (12-year) bond fluctuate more when interest rates chavoe than does the shorter-term (1-vear) hond?

A bond issued by Ford on May 15, 1997 is scheduled to mature on May 15, 2097. If today is November 16, 2007, what is this bond’s time to maturity? (Use 365 days a year.) time to maturity   _________________  years and  _______________  months

The following table lists several corporate bonds. Treat these as zero coupon bonds, as in Example 2. Company AT&T LA Time to Maturity (years) 10 Annual Compound 2.97 Interest Rate (%) Bank of General Goldman America Electric Sachs 10 3.42 2 6.12 3 5.81 Verizon 8 5.41 Wells Fargo 7 4.18 If you bought AT&T bonds with a maturity value of $12,000, how much did you originally pay? (Round your answer to the nearest $1.)