You are considering purchasing the bonds of UTSA that were issued 5 years ago with an original maturity of 25 years. These bonds were originally issued with a coupon rate of 8%. Based on similar bonds in the market, you will require a return of 6% on these bonds which are currently selling for $1,120. How much should you pay for one of these bonds? (6)

We would like you to take a role of a fixed income specialist and provide advice to a friend who has an investment problem. Suppose your friend has some savings and they are thinking about investing them in bonds for a period of two years. They are considering the following two bonds that are currently available on the market: four-year bond with face value $10,000, coupon rate 6%, paying coupons annually eight-year bond with face value $10,000, coupon rate 10%, paying coupons annually   Assume that the term structure of interest rates is the following: r1=1%, r2=3%, r3=5%, r4=7%, r5=8%, r6=8.5%, r7=9%, r8=9.2%. Assume also that in two years there are two different possible states of the world with equal probability: all interest rates stay at the same level or all interest rates increase by 1% Your friend wants you to tell them the rate of return they could earn on each of the above two bonds over the period of two years. They also ask for advice about which bond to select for…

Consider two bonds, S and T. Both bonds presently are selling at their par value of $100. Bond S will mature in 5 years whereas Bond T will mature in 6 years. If interest rates change such that the yield to maturity on both bonds goes from 6% to 8%, then ____________.       Group of answer choices   A) Both bonds will decrease in value but bond T will decrease more than bond S   B) Both bonds will decrease in value but bond S will decrease more than bond T   C) Both bonds will increase in value but bond S will increase more than bond T   D) Both bonds will increase in value but bond T will increase more than bond S

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