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    Bond Pricing

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    This document contains 16 questions related to bond valuation. Question 1 asks to calculate the present value of an asset being sold in 3 years for $100,000 given a risk-free rate of 7%. Question 2 asks to calculate the value of an asset producing cash flows of $0, $2,000, $3,000, and $2,500 over 4 years with a discount rate of 15%. Question 3 asks to calculate the value of an asset paying $200 annually for 5 years and selling for $1,500 at the end, with an opportunity cost of 10%.

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    This document contains 16 questions related to bond valuation. Question 1 asks to calculate the present value of an asset being sold in 3 years for $100,000 given a risk-free rate of 7%. Question 2 asks to calculate the value of an asset producing cash flows of $0, $2,000, $3,000, and $2,500 over 4 years with a discount rate of 15%. Question 3 asks to calculate the value of an asset paying $200 annually for 5 years and selling for $1,500 at the end, with an opportunity cost of 10%.

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    Bond Pricing

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    This document contains 16 questions related to bond valuation. Question 1 asks to calculate the present value of an asset being sold in 3 years for $100,000 given a risk-free rate of 7%. Question 2 asks to calculate the value of an asset producing cash flows of $0, $2,000, $3,000, and $2,500 over 4 years with a discount rate of 15%. Question 3 asks to calculate the value of an asset paying $200 annually for 5 years and selling for $1,500 at the end, with an opportunity cost of 10%.

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    1.

    A record collector has agreed to sell her entire collection to a historical museum in three years at a
    price of $100,000. The current risk-free rate is 7 percent. At what price should she value her
    collection today?
    2. A corporate financial analyst must calculate the value of an asset which produces year-end annual
    cash flows of $0 the first year, $2,000 the second year, $3,000 the third year, and $2,500 the fourth
    year. Assuming a discount rate of 15 percent, what is the value of this asset?

    3. What is the value of an asset which pays $200 a year for the next 5 years and can be sold for $1,500
    at the end of five years from now? Assume that the opportunity cost is 10 percent.

    Table 6.2
    Annual Coupon Years to Required
    Bond Par Value ($) Interest Rate (%) Maturity Return (%)
    L 1000 9 5 6
    M 100 10 8 10
    N 500 18 17 15
    4.
    (a) Calculate the current value of Bond L. (See Table 6.2)
    (b) What will happen to the value/price as the bond approaches maturity?

    5. Calculate the current value of Bond M. (See Table 6.2)

    6. Calculate the current value of Bond M if the time of maturity is


    six years. (See Table 6.2)
    7.
    (a) Calculate the current value of Bond N. (See Table 6.2)
    (b) What will happen to value/price as the bond approaches maturity?

    8. Hewitt Packing Company has an issue of $1,000 par value bonds with a 14 percent coupon interest
    rate outstanding. The issue pays interest semiannually and has 10 years remaining to its maturity
    date. Bonds of similar risk are currently selling to yield a 12 percent rate of return. What is the
    value of these Hewitt Packing Company bonds?
    9. To expand its business, the Kingston Outlet factory would like to issue a bond with par value of
    $1,000, coupon rate of 10 percent, and maturity of 10 years from now. What is the value of the
    bond if the required rate of return is 1) 8 percent, 2) 10 percent, and 3) 12 percent?
    10. To finance a new line of product, the Westchester Company has issued $1,000,000 bond with a par
    value of $1,000, coupon rate of 8 percent, and maturity of 30 years. Compute the price of the bond
    if the opportunity cost is 11 percent.
    11. Peter has recently inherited $10,000 and is considering purchasing 10 bonds of the Lucky
    Corporation. The bond has a par value of $1,000 with 10 percent coupon rate and will mature in 10
    years. Does Peter have enough money to buy 10 bonds if the required rate of return is 9 percent?
    12. Fancy Food, Inc. has issued a bond with par value of $1,000, a coupon rate of 9 percent that is paid
    semi-annually, and that matures in 10 years. What is the value of the bond if the required rate of
    return is 12 percent?
    13. The H&H Computer Company has an outstanding issue of bond with a par value of $1,000, paying
    12 percent coupon rate semi-annually. The bond was issued 25 years ago and has 5 years to
    maturity. What is the value of the bond assuming 14 percent rate of interest?
    14. Dell Camping Equipment, Inc. just issued a 10 percent, 25-year bond with a $1,000 par value that
    pays interest semiannually.
    (a) How much can the investor expect in annual interest (in dollars)?
    (b) How much can the investor expect in interest every six months (in dollars)?
    (c) How much can the investor expect in par value at the end of the 25th year?
    15. Draw a graph of a typical Treasury yield curve and discuss why it usually takes that shape.
    16. Explain liquidity, default risk, and maturity risk premiums.

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