Self-Assessment HW4E (zero-coupon bond)

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Question 1 Marco Chip, Inc. just issued zero-coupon bonds with a par value of $1,000. The bond has a maturity of 19 years and a yield to maturity of 11.63 percent, compounded semi-annually. What is the current price of the bond? Round the answer to two decimal places. Your Answer: 11674 Answer W Hide Check my answer Step 1: Think in terms of periods instead of years « 19 years means 19*2 = 38 semi-annual periods « Annual interest rate 11.63%, compounded semi-annually, means 11.63%/2 = 5.815% per each half-of-a year Step 2: Open Excel. Click Formulas - Financial - find function PV Enter: Rate 11.63%/2 Nper 19°2 Pmt 0 (since it is a zero-coupon bond) FV 1000 Type O Get the answer 116.74 =PV(11.63%/2,19%2,0,1000,0) = 116.74 (The answer appears in Excel as a negative number) File Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Rev 23 [ Insert AutoSum Recently Financial Logical Text Date& Lookup& Ma Function = Used ~ = = v Timev Reference~ Tri Function Library Al - f =PV(11.63%/2,19*2,0,1000,0) 4 A B c D E F G (3116.74)1
Question 2 Black Water Corp. just issued zero-coupon bonds with a par value of $1,000. The bond has a maturity of 30 years and a yield to maturity of 6.49 percent, compounded annually. What is the current price of the bond? Round the answer to two decimal places. Your Answer: 151.61 Answer W Hide Check my answer Open Excel. Click Formulas - Financial - find function PV Enter: Rate 6.49% Nper 30 Pmt 0 (since it is a zero-coupon bond) FV 1000 Type 0 Get the answer 151.61 =PV(6.49%,30,0,1000,0) = 151.61 (The answer appears in Excel as a negative number) File Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data DY ] Insert ~ AutoSum Recently Financial Logical Text Date& Lookup & Function B Used ~ = = v Time~ Reference- Function Library Al M fe =PV(6.49%,30,0,1000,0) 4 A B c | D E F 1] (3151.6111
Question 3 10 years ago, Mini Max Inc. issued 30 year to maturity zero-coupon bonds with a par value of $1,000. Now the bond has a yield to maturity of 8.63 percent, compounded semi-annually. What is the current price of the bond? Round the answer to two decimal places. Your Answer: 184.56 Answer W Hide Check my answer Step 1: Number of years to maturity is 30-10 = 20 years Step 2: Think in terms of periods instead of years « 20 years to maturity means 20"2 = 40 semi-annual periods « Annual interest rate 8.63%, compounded semi-annually, means 8.63%/2 = 4.315% per each half-of-a year Step 3: Open Excel. Click Formulas - Financial - find function PV Enter: Rate 8.63%/2 Nper 20°2 Pmt 0 (since it is a zero-coupon bond) FV 1000 Type O Get the answer 184.56 =PV(8.63%/2,20*2,0,1000,0) = 184.56 (The answer appears in Excel as a negative number) File Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Revil KX E Insert AutoSum Recently Financial Logical Text Date& Lookup& Matt Function v Used v v v v Timev Referencev Trig Function Library Al M fe =PV(8.63%/2,20*2,0,1000,0) 4 A B D E F G ($184.56)]
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Question 4 15 years ago, Blue Lake Corp. issued 30 year to maturity zero-coupon bonds with a par value of $5.000. The bond has current yield to maturity of 5.83 percent, compounded annually. What is the current price of the bond? Round the answer to two decimal places. Your Answer: 213 7 Answer W Hide Check my answer Step 1: Number of years to maturity is 30-15 = 15 years Step 2: Open Excel. Click Formulas - Financial - find function PV Enter: Rate 5.83% Nper 15 Pmt 0 (since it is a zero-coupon bond) FV 5000 Type O Get the answer 2,137.17 =PV(5.83%,15,0,5000,0) = 2,137.17 (The answer appears in Excel as a negative number) File Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data 2D g Insert AutoSum Recently Financial Logical Text Date& Lookup & Function < Used v = = v Time~ Reference v Function Library Al M e =PV(5.83%,15,0,5000,0) 4 A B | ¢ D | E F 1 (52,137.17)1 2