Orange District Hospital issued a 30-year, 10 percent annual coupon bond (par value $1,000) two years ago. The bond now has 28 years remaining to maturity and sells for $1,400. The bond has a call provision that allows the hospital to call the bond in ten years at a call price of $1,100. If an investor expects a call and requires a 6.5% rate of return, will the investor be likely to purchase the bond? Explain your answer with calculations.

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**Orange District Hospital issued a 30-year, 10 percent annual coupon bond (par value $1,000) two years ago. The bond now has 28 years remaining to maturity and sells for $1,400. The bond has a call provision that allows the hospital to call the bond in ten years at a call price of $1,100. If an investor expects a call and requires a 6.5% rate of return, will the investor be likely to purchase the bond? Explain your answer with calculations.** 

When evaluating the decision to purchase this bond, we need to compare the yield the bond offers (expected if called) with the investor's required rate of return, which is 6.5%.

### Calculations:

1. **Coupon Payment**: 
   - The annual coupon payment is 10% of $1,000, which equals $100.

2. **Call Feature**: 
   - The bond can be called in 10 years at a price of $1,100.

3. **Calculating the Yield to Call (YTC)**:
   - To find if the bond meets the required 6.5% return with the call feature, we need to determine if the YTC is at least 6.5%.
   - **Formula for approximate YTC**:
     \[
     \text{YTC} = \frac{\text{Coupon Payment} + \frac{\text{Call Price} - \text{Purchase Price}}{\text{Years to Call}}}{\frac{\text{Call Price} + \text{Purchase Price}}{2}}
     \]
   - Inserting the known values:
     - **Coupon Payment** = $100
     - **Call Price** = $1,100
     - **Purchase Price** = $1,400
     - **Years to Call** = 10

   \[
   \text{YTC} = \frac{100 + \frac{1,100 - 1,400}{10}}{\frac{1,100 + 1,400}{2}}
   \]

   \[
   \text{YTC} = \frac{100 - 30}{1,250}
   \]

   \[
   \text{YTC} = \frac{70}{1,250} = 0.056 \text{ or } 5.6\%
   \]

###
Transcribed Image Text:**Orange District Hospital issued a 30-year, 10 percent annual coupon bond (par value $1,000) two years ago. The bond now has 28 years remaining to maturity and sells for $1,400. The bond has a call provision that allows the hospital to call the bond in ten years at a call price of $1,100. If an investor expects a call and requires a 6.5% rate of return, will the investor be likely to purchase the bond? Explain your answer with calculations.** When evaluating the decision to purchase this bond, we need to compare the yield the bond offers (expected if called) with the investor's required rate of return, which is 6.5%. ### Calculations: 1. **Coupon Payment**: - The annual coupon payment is 10% of $1,000, which equals $100. 2. **Call Feature**: - The bond can be called in 10 years at a price of $1,100. 3. **Calculating the Yield to Call (YTC)**: - To find if the bond meets the required 6.5% return with the call feature, we need to determine if the YTC is at least 6.5%. - **Formula for approximate YTC**: \[ \text{YTC} = \frac{\text{Coupon Payment} + \frac{\text{Call Price} - \text{Purchase Price}}{\text{Years to Call}}}{\frac{\text{Call Price} + \text{Purchase Price}}{2}} \] - Inserting the known values: - **Coupon Payment** = $100 - **Call Price** = $1,100 - **Purchase Price** = $1,400 - **Years to Call** = 10 \[ \text{YTC} = \frac{100 + \frac{1,100 - 1,400}{10}}{\frac{1,100 + 1,400}{2}} \] \[ \text{YTC} = \frac{100 - 30}{1,250} \] \[ \text{YTC} = \frac{70}{1,250} = 0.056 \text{ or } 5.6\% \] ###
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