INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL MGMT.-W/MINDTAP
INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL MGMT.-W/MINDTAP
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ISBN: 9780357533598
Author: Brigham
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 4, Problem 21P

Bond Valuation and Changes in Maturity and Required Returns

Suppose Hillard Manufacturing sold an issue of bonds with a 10-year maturity, a $1,000 par value, a 10% coupon rate, and semiannual interest payments.

  1. a. Two years after the bonds were issued, the going rate of interest on bonds such as these fell to 6%. At what price would the bonds sell?
  2. b. Suppose that 2 years after the initial offering, the going interest rate had risen to 12%. At what price would the bonds sell?
  3. c. Suppose that 2 years after the issue date (as in Part a) interest rates fell to 6%. Suppose further that the interest rate remained at 6% for the next 8 years. What would happen to the price of the bonds over time?
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