A5-year government bond with a face value of £100 makes annual coupon payments of 6 per cent and offersa yield to maturity of 4 per cent compounded annually. Suppose that one year later bond yields for bonds of this risk class have fallen to 3 per cent. What is (i) the price of the bond in one year (to the nearest £0.01) and (i) the rate of return (to the nearest 0.01%) which the bondholder has earned over the 12-month period from today to one year from now? Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keto select an answer. a )E108.90 and (i) 7.579% ) E111.15 and (ii) 4.00% ) E111.15 and (ii) 7.579% None of the above e 1) E108.90 and (ii) 4.00%

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A5-year government bond with a face value of £100 makes annual coupon payments of 6 per cent and offers a yield to maturity of
4 per cent compounded annually. Suppose that one year later bond yields for bonds of this risk class have fallen to 3 per cent.
What is (0 the price of the bond in one year (to the nearest £0.01) and (ii) the rate of return (to the nearest 0.0196) which the
bondholder has eamed over the 12-month period from today to one year from now?
Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow kepto select an answer.
a
)E108.90 and (ii) 7.57%
) E111.15 and (ii) 4.00%
)E111.15 and (ii) 7.579%
None of the above
e
) E108.90 and (ii) 4.00%
Transcribed Image Text:A5-year government bond with a face value of £100 makes annual coupon payments of 6 per cent and offers a yield to maturity of 4 per cent compounded annually. Suppose that one year later bond yields for bonds of this risk class have fallen to 3 per cent. What is (0 the price of the bond in one year (to the nearest £0.01) and (ii) the rate of return (to the nearest 0.0196) which the bondholder has eamed over the 12-month period from today to one year from now? Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow kepto select an answer. a )E108.90 and (ii) 7.57% ) E111.15 and (ii) 4.00% )E111.15 and (ii) 7.579% None of the above e ) E108.90 and (ii) 4.00%
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