PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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ISBN: 9781260013900
Author: BREALEY
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Bond prices and yields* A 10-year bond is issued with a face value of $1,000, paying interest of $60 a year. If interest rates increase shortly after the bond is issued, what happens to the bond’s

  1. a. Coupon rate?
  2. b. Price?
  3. c. Yield to maturity?
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1. Bond prices and yields (S3.1) A 10-year bond is issued with a face value of $1,000, paying interest of $60 a year. If interest rates increase shortly after the bond is issued, what happens to the bond's a. Coupon rate? b. Price? c. Yield to maturity?
Thebond shown in the following table pays interest annually.   Par value Coupon interest rate Years to maturity Current value ​$1,000 8​% 9 ​$700   a. Calculate the yield to maturity (YTM​) for the bond. b. What relationship exists between the coupon interest rate and yield to maturity and the par value and market value of a​ bond? Explain.
Assume that a bond will make payments every six months as shown on the following timeline (using six-month periods): Period 1 2 29 30 Cash Flows $20.37 $20.37 $20.37 $20.37 + $1,000 a. What is the maturity of the bond (in years)? b. What is the coupon rate (as a percentage)? c. What is the face value?

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