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A two year $100 bond has 2% coupons paid semi-annually (

Finance Nov 27, 2020

A two year $100 bond has 2% coupons paid semi-annually (.01 per coupon). If the spot rates are 5.5=0.03, r1=0.035, r1.5=0.0374, r2=0.04 , find the price of the bond.

a. 96.25

b. 96.75

c. 97

d. 96

e. 96.50

Expert Solution

Price of bond is the present value of cashflows
       
PV of cash flows      
       
Year Cash flows Spot rate PV @spot rate (Cash flow/((1+spot rate)^year)
0.5 $1 3.00% $0.985
1 $1 3.50% $0.966
1.5 $1 3.74% $0.946
2 $101 4.00% $93.380
Price of Bond $96.3
       
Option A is correct - 96.25 is the price of bond
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