What should be the current price of a 3-year maturity bond with a 12% coupon rate paid annually?  And if you purchase the coupon bond at the price you calculated in the above, what would your total expected rate of return over the next year be (coupon plus price change)? Ignore taxes.

Which of the following investments that pay will $18,500 in 8 years will have a higher price today? The security that earns an interest rate of 8.50%.   The security that earns an interest rate of 12.75%.

I need assistance with the following:   Suppose you have bough the above zero-coupon bond, with value and duration equal to your obligation. Now suppose the rates immediately increase to 9%. What happens to your net position? How much is the tuition obligation? How much is the zero-coupon bond? How much is the net position?

Derive the probability distribution of the 1-year HPR on a 30-year U.S. Treasury bond with a 4.0% coupon if it is currently selling at par and the probability distribution of its yield to maturity a year from now is as shown in the table below. (Assume the entire 4.0% coupon is paid at the end of the year rather than every 6 months. Assume a par value of $100.) Note: Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Economy Boom Normal Growth Recession Probability 0.25 0.50 0.25 YTM 10.0 % $ 9.0 % 8.0 % Capital Gain 43.44 $ (56.56) Price $ Coupon Interest 4.00 HPR (52.56) % % %