You are interested in a zero-coupon bond with one year left to maturity. The bond has the face value of $1,000. You believe that the issuer will not default with 95% probability. However, with 5% probability, the issuer will default, and you will recover only a fraction of the promised payment. If the expected return 8% and the promised yield is 11.34%, how much do you recover in case of default? $400 $440 $415 $385 $425
You are interested in a zero-coupon bond with one year left to maturity. The bond has the face value of $1,000. You believe that the issuer will not default with 95% probability. However, with 5% probability, the issuer will default, and you will recover only a fraction of the promised payment. If the expected return 8% and the promised yield is 11.34%, how much do you recover in case of default? $400 $440 $415 $385 $425
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![You are interested in a zero-coupon bond with one year left to maturity. The bond
has the face value of $1,000. You believe that the issuer will not default with 95%
probability. However, with 5% probability, the issuer will default, and you will recover
only a fraction of the promised payment. If the expected return 8% and the
promised yield is 11.34%, how much do you recover in case of default?
$400
$440
$415
$385
O $425](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F0ddc1fa0-4476-4821-b171-98b668f5b161%2Fcffc5bc1-7d48-4156-ac4f-b39fccc883ee%2Fb71icm_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:You are interested in a zero-coupon bond with one year left to maturity. The bond
has the face value of $1,000. You believe that the issuer will not default with 95%
probability. However, with 5% probability, the issuer will default, and you will recover
only a fraction of the promised payment. If the expected return 8% and the
promised yield is 11.34%, how much do you recover in case of default?
$400
$440
$415
$385
O $425
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