ension funds pay lifetime annuities to recipients. If a firm will remain in business indefinitely, the pension obligation will resemble a erpetuity. Suppose, therefore, that you are managing a pension fund with obligations to make perpetual payments of $2.2 million per ear to beneficiaries. The yield to maturity on all bonds is 14.4%. "equired: . If the duration of 5-year-maturity bonds with coupon rates of 10.5% (paid annually) is four years and the duration of 20-year-maturity bonds with coupon rates of 4% (paid annually) is 11 years, how much of each of these coupon bonds (in market value) will you want to hold to both fully fund and immunize your obligation? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. . What will be the par value of your holdings in the 20-year coupon bond? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. a. 5 year bond $ 1.60 million

ension funds pay lifetime annuities to recipients. If a firm will remain in business indefinitely, the pension obligation will resemble a erpetuity. Suppose, therefore, that you are managing a pension fund with obligations to make perpetual payments of $2.2 million per ear to beneficiaries. The yield to maturity on all bonds is 14.4%. "equired: . If the duration of 5-year-maturity bonds with coupon rates of 10.5% (paid annually) is four years and the duration of 20-year-maturity bonds with coupon rates of 4% (paid annually) is 11 years, how much of each of these coupon bonds (in market value) will you want to hold to both fully fund and immunize your obligation? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. . What will be the par value of your holdings in the 20-year coupon bond? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. Answer is complete but not entirely correct. a. 5 year bond $ 1.60 million

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A company must make a payment of $2500 in 5 years. Four-year zero coupon bonds and seven-year zero coupon bonds are available for investment. These bonds could be purchased in any quantity and the yield rate is 3% effective. Let A and B be the face values of the 4-year and 7-year zero-coupon bonds, respectively, that are purchased to satisfy full immunization against any changes in interest rates. Find A. Possible Answers A 1262 1431 C 1618 D 1725 E 1962
7. Liability payments of 200,000 each are due in 3 and 5 years from now. You can buy A of a 1-year zero coupon bond and B of a five-year zero coupon bond, both at a yield of 4%. Find A and B if the bond cash-flow is to immunize the liability cash-flow. Answer: A - 92, 456, B- 308, 160
A firm considers to invest in two zero-coupon bonds (A and B) in order to cover for a selection of its future liabilities. These zero-coupon bonds will be redeemed in 7 years' and in 20 years' time, respectively. The given selection of its liabilities consist of £11 million due in 11 years' time and £14 million due in 16 years' time. Find the value of bond B at a rate of interest of 5% per annum effective such that the first two conditions for Redington's theory of immunisation are satisfied
I would like to understand how to solve this in Excel. Hardware Inc. bonds are selling in the market for $960.45. These bonds carry a 9 percent coupon paid semiannually, and have 15 years remaining to maturity. What is the capital gain yield assuming that the interest rates will remain constant over the year?
Suppose your firm issues a €100,000,000 5-year bond with a coupon rate of 8% per annum (assume annual compounding). The bond will sell at face value to investors. The underwriting spread is an up-front fee of 2%. What is the actual cost of this debt? Please enter your answer as % -- e.g. if your answer is 2.34% type in 2.34.
You want to receive $5,000 per month in retirement. If you can earn 0.8% return per month and you expect to need the income for 28 years, how much do you need to have in your account at retirement? $582,032 $589,511 $596,123 $575,298 A firm has issued a bond. The bond has a 6% coupon, paid semiannually, a current maturity of 15 years, and sell for $1,273.8. The firm’s marginal tax rate is 21%. What’s the firm’s after-tax component cost of debt? 3.62% 2.86% 6.00% 12%
D4) Suppose that there is 30-year coupon bond with par value of $100 and Macaulay duration of 20.56. The coupon rate is unknown. Currently, the bond is traded at $90 and the yield is flat at 20% pa. Yield to maturity is an annualized simple interest rate compounded annually. If the bond yield increases by 50 basis points, what is the approximation of the percentage capital gain or loss? Please choose the correct range for the percentage capital gain/loss, i.e., if it is -3.5%, please select “A value between -3% and -4%” A value between -9% and -10% A value between -8% and -9% None of the other answers are correct. A value between -7% and -8% A value between -10% and -11%
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What are the excel formulas and answers to Part A and Part B. Part A: (Left Side) KIMCHI CORPORATION's capital investment bonds have a maturity of 10 years with a face value of $1,000 and a semi-annual 10% coupon. They are callable in 3 years at $1150 and currently sell for $1,290. What is the nominal yield to maturity and the nominal yield to call? What return should investors expect to earn on these bonds. Part B: (Right Side) KIMCHI CORPORATION also has bonds with 5 years left to maturity with an annual coupon of 10%. What would be the yield to maturity at a current market price of $850? What would be the yield to maturity if the current market price would be $1,125? What would be the price of the bond to you if your cost of capital was 12%? What would be the price of the bond to you if your cost of capital was 8%?
An insurance firm considers to invest in two zero-coupon bonds (A and B) in order to cover for a selection of its future liabilities. These zero-coupon bonds will be redeemed in 6 years' and in 20 years' time, respectively. The given selection of its liabilities consist of £10 million due in 8 years' time and £6 million due in 15 years' time. Find the value of bond B at a rate of interest of 8% per annum effective such that the first two conditions for Redington's theory of immunisation are satisfied

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