You are considering an investment in 30-year bonds issued by Moore Corporation. The bonds have no special covenants. The Wall Street Journal reports that 1-year T-bills page 55are currently earning 3.25 percent. Your broker has determined the following information about economic activity and Moore Corporation bonds: Real risk-free rate = 2.25% Default risk premium = 1.15% Liquidity risk premium = 0.50% Maturity risk premium  =  1.75% What is the inflation premium? What is the fair interest rate on Moore Corporation 30-year bonds?

Katle Pairy Fruits Incorporated has a $2,400 16-year bond outstanding with a nominal yield of 17 percent (coupon equals 17% × $2,400 = $408 per year). Assume that the current market required interest rate on similar bonds is now only 12 percent. Use Appendix B and Appendix D for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. a. Compute the current price of the bond. Note: Do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places. Assume Interest payments are annual. Current price of the bond b. Find the present value of 5 percent × $2,400 (or $120) for 16 years at 12 percent. The $120 is assumed to be an annual payment. Add this value to $2,400. Note: Do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places. Assume Interest payments are annual. Present value

(Related to Checkpoint 9.2) (Yield to maturity) The Saleemi Corporation's $1,000 bonds pay 7 percent interest annually and have 14 years until maturity. You can purchase the bond for $915. a. What is the yield to maturity on this bond? b. Should you purchase the bond if the yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 7 percent? a. The yield to maturity on the Saleemi bonds is %. (Round to two decimal places.)

​(Related to Checkpoint 9.2 and Checkpoint​ 9.3)  ​(Bond valuation​ relationships) The 17​-year, ​$1,000 par value bonds of Waco Industries pay 9  percent interest annually. The market price of the bond is ​$1,105​,and the market's required yield to maturity on a​ comparable-risk bond is 6 percent a. Compute the​ bond's yield to maturity. b. Determine the value of the bond to you given the​ market's required yield to maturity on a​ comparable-risk bond. c.   Should you purchase the​ bond?

(Related to Checkpoint 9.2 and Checkpoint​ 9.3)  ​(Bond valuation)  The  15​-year ​$1,000 par bonds of Vail Inc. pay 9 percent interest. The​ market's required yield to maturity on a​ comparable-risk bond is 6 percent. The current market price for the bond is  $1,100. a.  Determine the yield to maturity. b.  What is the value of the bonds to you given the yield to maturity on a​ comparable-risk    bond? c.  Should you purchase the bond at the current market​ price? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a. What is your yield to maturity on the Vail bonds given the current market price of the​ bonds?  ​%  ​ (Round to two decimal​ places.)

Lance Whittingham IV specializes in buying deep discount bonds. These represent bonds that are trading at well below par value. He has his eye on a bond issued by the Leisure Time Corporation. The $1,000 par value bond pays 4 percent annual interest and has 18 years remaining to maturity. The current yield to maturity on similar bonds is 12 percent. Use Appendix B and Appendix D for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. a. What is the current price of the bonds? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places. Assume interest payments are annual.) Current price of the bond b. By what percent will the price of the bonds increase between now and maturity? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Price increases by

You are considering an investment in 20-year bonds issued by Moore Corporation. The bonds have no special covenants. The Wall Street Journal reports that 1-year T - bills are currently earning 0.50 percent. Your broker has determined the following information about economic activity and Moore Corporation bonds:Real risk-free rateDefault risk premiumLiquidity 0.41% = 1.05 % = 0.90% = 0.75% risk premiumMaturity risk premium = a. What is the inflation premium?b. What is the fair interest rate on Moore Corporation 20-year bonds?

Lance Whittingham IV specializes in buying deep discount bonds. These represent bonds that are trading at well below part value. He has his eye on a bond issued by the Leisure Time Corporation. The $1,000 par value bond pays 4 percent annual interest and has 18 years remaining to maturity. The current yield to maturity on similar bonds is 14 percent. a. What is the current price of the bonds? b. By what percent will the price of the bonds increase between now and maturity? c. What is the annual compound rate of growth in the value of the bonds? (An approximate answer is acceptable.)

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Do not use excel, use formulas to compute the question You have two bonds, Bond A and bond B: A 3-year zero-coupon bond with face value of $1,000 with a yield-to-maturity of 4%. A 6-year bond with an annual coupon payment C (to be paid out starting a year from now), a face value of $1,000 and yield-to-maturity of 5%. Assume that compounding takes place annually.  If the price of Bond A is equal to the price of Bond B, what is the value of Bond B’s coupon payments (C)?