A bond that matures in 12 years has a ​$1,000 par value. The annual coupon interest rate is 7 percent and the​ market's required yield to maturity on a​ comparable-risk bond is 18 percent. What would be the value of this bond if it paid interest​ annually? What would be the value of this bond if it paid interest​ semiannually?

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A bond that matures in 12 years has a ​$1,000 par value. The annual coupon interest rate is 7 percent and the​ market's required yield to maturity on a​ comparable-risk bond is 18 percent. What would be the value of this bond if it paid interest​ annually? What would be the value of this bond if it paid interest​ semiannually?

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A Bond refers to a concept that is defined as an instrument that represents the loan being made by the investor to the company and after a certain period of time, the company has to return the amount to the investor. They usually carry a fixed rate of interest till the period of maturity. Bonds are of numerous types namely Euro Bonds, Foreign Bonds, Fixed-rate Bonds, Floating Bonds, Zero Coupon Bonds, Deep Discount Bonds, etc.  

 
 
 
 
 
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