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Suppose a? 10-year, $1,000 bond with an 8

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Suppose a? 10-year, $1,000 bond with an 8.7% coupon rate and? semi-annual coupons is trading for a price of ?$1,034.58.

a) What is the? bond's yield to maturity? (expressed as an APR with? semi-annual compounding)?

b) If the? bond's yield to maturity changes to 9.3% ?APR, what will the? bond's price? be?

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a) We can calculate the yield to maturity by using the following formula in excel:-

=rate(nper,pmt,-pv,fv)

Here,

Rate = Yield to maturity (semiannual)

Nper = 10*2 = 20 periods (semiannual)

Pmt = Coupon payment = $1,000*8.7%/2 = $43.50

PV = $1,034.58

FV = $1,000

Substituting the values in formula:

= rate(20,43.50,-1034.58,1000)

= 4.09%

Yield to maturity = Rate * 2

= 4.09% * 2

= 8.19%

 

b) We can calculate the bond price by using the following formula in excel:-

=r-pv(rate,nper,pmt,fv)

Here,

PV = Bond price

Rate = 9.3%/2 = 4.65% (semiannual)

Nper = 10*2 = 20 periods (semiannual)

Pmt = Coupon payment = $1,000*8.7%/2 = $43.50

FV = $1,000

Substituting the values in formula:

= -pv(4.65%,20,43.50,1000)

= $961.48