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Introduction:
Bonds are generally issued by the government. These are financial instruments that carry fixed rate of interest known as coupon rate. Typical definition of a bond is a fixed income investment in which an investor loans money to an entity/ government for a fixed period at an agreed interest rate.
To determine: The issue price of the bond in case of the following situations:
Concept:
To calculate the issue price of the bond we first need to find the present value of the bond. The time value of money needs to be considered. The basic concept behind time value of money is that the value of $ 1 today will be less in the future. The things we can buy with $1 today cannot be bought tomorrow with 1$. The value of $ will diminish over a period of time.
Based on the above concept the entire problem is solved
Situation 1: Market rate of interest = 8%

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