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Beam Inc

Finance Aug 08, 2020

Beam Inc. bands are trading today for a price of S1,019.47. The bond pays annual coupons with a coupon rate of 6.5% and the next coupon is due in one year. The bond has a yield to maturity of 6.31%. How many years are there until the band matures? 
The number of years until the bond matures is ?years. (Round to the nearest whole number.) 
 

Expert Solution

Computation of Number of Years until the bond matures using NPER Function in Excel:

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

Here,

NPER = Number of Years to Maturity = ?

Rate = Yield to Maturity = 6.31%

PMT = Periodic Coupon Payment = $1,000*6.5% = $65

PV = Current Price of Bond = $1,019.47

FV = Face Value = $1,000

Substituting the values in formula:

=nper(6.31%,65,-1019.47,1000)

NPER or Number of Years to Maturity = 17 Years

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