EBK FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE
EBK FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE
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Author: KEOWN
Publisher: PEARSON CO
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Chapter 7, Problem 14SP

(Bond valuation) Bank of America has bonds that pay a 6.5 percent coupon interest rate and mature in 5 years. If an investor has a 4.3 percent required rate of return, what should she be willing to pay for the bond? What happens if she pays more or less than this amount?

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(Bond valuation) You own a bond that pays $120 in annual interest, with a $1,000 par value. It matures in 20 years. Your required rate of return is 10 percent. a. Calculate the value of the bond. b. How does the value change if your required rate of return (1) increases to 15 percent or (2) decreases to 6 percent? c. Explain the implications of your answers in part b as they relate to interest rate risk, premium bonds, and discount bonds. d. Assume that the bond matures in 3 years instead of 20 years. Recompute your answers in part b. e. Explain the implications of your answers in part d as they relate to interest rate risk, premium bonds, and discount bonds. a. If your required rate of return is 10 percent, what is the value of the bond? $ (Round to the nearest cent.)
3. You own several bonds and as an astute investor, you keep track of your interest payments (also known as coupon payments or cash flows). Annually, you receive a fixed total of interest payments of $2,000 per year from these bonds for the next 5 years and your required rate of return is 7.5%. What is the current value of your bond investment? Show your work and explain your answer.
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