a) Zoel enterprise  is thinking about introducing their  new product as  a  part  of their expansion plan which they have been planning over the last 4 years but everything was not falling inPlace. Now they can issue a bond to do the funding of the project. Broker has shown two bonds- Bond A and Bond B. Each has a maturity of 12 years, a par value of $1,000. In terms of yield to Maturity both bonds have shown the following trend-   Year Frequency (Probability) Bond A (YTM) Bond B (YTM) 2016 0.3 29% 25% 2017 0.2 19% 16% 2018 0.1 18% 17% 2019 0.2 28% 6% 2020 0.2 10% 4%   Based on the historical YTM rate of these two bonds and probability distribution, what should be the average rate of return (YTM) for each bond in the Year 2021. Find out the riskiness of each bond. Being an investor, which bond would you prefer?  b) Suppose you bought Kaira system's 15 years bond that had a $1000 par value and 8% annual coupon rate. Interest is paid semi-annually. If the market interest rate is 10% at what price would the bond be selling today? Is the bond selling at premium or discount?What are the key differences between debt and equity?

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a) Zoel enterprise  is thinking about introducing their  new product as  a  part  of their expansion plan which they have been planning over the last 4 years but everything was not falling inPlace. Now they can issue a bond to do the funding of the project.

Broker has shown two bonds- Bond A and Bond B. Each has a maturity of 12 years, a par value of $1,000. In terms of yield to Maturity both bonds have shown the following trend-

 

Year

Frequency (Probability)

Bond A (YTM)

Bond B (YTM)

2016

0.3

29%

25%

2017

0.2

19%

16%

2018

0.1

18%

17%

2019

0.2

28%

6%

2020

0.2

10%

4%

 

Based on the historical YTM rate of these two bonds and probability distribution, what should be the average rate of return (YTM) for each bond in the Year 2021. Find out the riskiness of each bond. Being an investor, which bond would you prefer? 

b) Suppose you bought Kaira system's 15 years bond that had a $1000 par value and 8% annual coupon rate. Interest is paid semi-annually. If the market interest rate is 10% at what price would the bond be selling today? Is the bond selling at premium or discount?What are the key differences between debt and equity?

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