A sold B the following bond on Dec 31, 2016. Calculate the price the bond should have been sold at.
Issue Date: Dec 31, 2012
Face Amount: $2,000,000
Face Interest Rate: 7%
Term of Bond: 10 years
Market Interest Rates: 8%(Dec 31, 2012)
9%(Dec 31, 2016)
The value of a bond is the sum total of the PV of the expected cash | |
flows from the bond, if it is held till maturity, the discount | |
rate being the market interest rate, which is 9%. | |
The expected cash flows from the bond are: | |
*the maturity value of $1000, receivable at Dec 31, 2022. | |
*the annual interest payments of $70, which constitute an annuity. | |
Sale price on Dec 31, 2016 = 1000/1.09^6+70*(1.09^6-1)/(0.09*1.09^6) = | $ 910.28 |
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