Bond Valuation Exam 1
Bond Valuation Exam 1
Bond Valuation Exam 1
What is the price of a 5-year bond with a nominal value of $100, a yield to maturity of 7% (with annual
compounding frequency), a 10% coupon rate and an annual coupon frequency?
3. A $1,000 par value, 12-year annual bond carries a coupon rate of 7%. If the current yield of this bond is
7.995%, its market price to the nearest dollar is
4. The par value of 10% debenture is $1,000 with maturity is 3 years. What would be the price if interest
rate is (a) 12%, (b) 10% and (c) 8%?
5. Irredeemable bond paying coupon of $10 per annum has an average annual discount rate 6%.
Coupons are paid semi-annually, what is the price of this bond for the year?
6. HuSenYan Co is Public Limited Company. The company board of director was decided to offer 1,000
no. of bonds of par value of $10 each in 2004; carrying 15 percent coupon rate and 5 year maturity
period, bond would mature in 2009. The discount rate in first year (2005) was 10 percent. The rate was
same in 2006. After that market rate of return had increased to 14 % in 2007. Under rising inflation and
political instability the rate further jumped to 16 percent in 2008. We are in 2009 year and expected that
market rate will remain 12 percent in this year and market value of bonds will be 9 per bond (1,000
bonds). What will be present value of bond?