Assets, Incorporated, plans to issue $4 million of bonds with a coupon rate of 7.7 percent, a par value of $1,000, semiannual coupons, and 20 years to maturity. The current market interest rate on these bonds is 6.9 percent. In one year, the interest rate on the bonds will be either 8 percent or 5 percent with equal probability. Assume investors are risk - neutral. a. If the bonds are noncallable, what is the price of the bonds today?

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Assets, Incorporated, plans to issue $4 million of bonds with a coupon rate of 7.7 percent, a par value of $1,000, semiannual coupons, and 20 years to maturity. The current market interest rate on
these bonds is 6.9 percent. In one year, the interest rate on the bonds will be either 8 percent or 5 percent with equal probability. Assume investors are risk - neutral.
a. If the bonds are noncallable, what is the price of the bonds today?
Transcribed Image Text:Assets, Incorporated, plans to issue $4 million of bonds with a coupon rate of 7.7 percent, a par value of $1,000, semiannual coupons, and 20 years to maturity. The current market interest rate on these bonds is 6.9 percent. In one year, the interest rate on the bonds will be either 8 percent or 5 percent with equal probability. Assume investors are risk - neutral. a. If the bonds are noncallable, what is the price of the bonds today?
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