or plans to sell
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Chapter8: Sequences And Series
Section8.4: Mathematics Of Finance
Problem 2E
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![An investor buys a five-year, 7.5% annual coupon bond
priced to yield 5%. The investor plans to sell the bond in
two years once the second coupon payment is received.
a. Calculate the purchase price of the bond.
b. Calculate the horizon yield assuming that the
coupon reinvestment rate after the bond purchase
and the YTM at the time of sale at 3.00%
c. Calculate Macaulay Duration. (2
decimal places)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa21425cf-ff9f-4025-a15b-93ae45d48baa%2F71ac074c-0081-429d-bf9f-c5af47a001ca%2Frwrxv5p_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:An investor buys a five-year, 7.5% annual coupon bond
priced to yield 5%. The investor plans to sell the bond in
two years once the second coupon payment is received.
a. Calculate the purchase price of the bond.
b. Calculate the horizon yield assuming that the
coupon reinvestment rate after the bond purchase
and the YTM at the time of sale at 3.00%
c. Calculate Macaulay Duration. (2
decimal places)
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