Foundations of Financial Management
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ISBN: 9781259277160
Author: Stanley B. Block, Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley Danielsen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 15P
For the first 20 bond problems, assume interest payments are on an annual basis.
Media Bias Inc. issued bonds 10 years ago at
Assume that 10 years later, due to good publicity, the risk premium is now 2 percent and is appropriately reflected in the required return (or yield to maturity) of the bonds. The bonds have 30 years remaining until maturity. Compute the new price of the bond.
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Foundations of Financial Management
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