a. What price would you expect to pay for the Kenny Corporation bond? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. b. What is the bond's current yield? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.

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To calculate the number of years until maturity, assume that it is currently January 15, 2022. All of the bonds have a $2,000 par value
and pay semiannual coupons.
Estimated $
Volume
Company (Ticker).
Coupon
Xenon, Incorporated (XIC)
5.400
Maturity
January 15, 2034
Kenny Corporation (KCC)
4.125
Williams Company (WICO)
???
January 15, 2029
January 15, 2031
Last Price
92.685
??
Last Yield
(000s)
PP
57,362
3.84
48,941
104.310
4.12
43,802
a. What price would you expect to pay for the Kenny Corporation bond?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.
b. What is the bond's current yield?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.
a. Price
b. Current yield
%
Transcribed Image Text:To calculate the number of years until maturity, assume that it is currently January 15, 2022. All of the bonds have a $2,000 par value and pay semiannual coupons. Estimated $ Volume Company (Ticker). Coupon Xenon, Incorporated (XIC) 5.400 Maturity January 15, 2034 Kenny Corporation (KCC) 4.125 Williams Company (WICO) ??? January 15, 2029 January 15, 2031 Last Price 92.685 ?? Last Yield (000s) PP 57,362 3.84 48,941 104.310 4.12 43,802 a. What price would you expect to pay for the Kenny Corporation bond? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. b. What is the bond's current yield? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. a. Price b. Current yield %
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