Lance Whittingham IV specializes in buying deep discount bonds.
These represent bonds that are trading at well below par value. He
has his eye on a bond issued by the Leisure Time Corporation. The
$1,000 par value bond pays 4 percent annual interest and has 18
years remaining to maturity. The current yield to maturity on
similar bonds is 11 percent.
a. What is the current price of the bonds? Use
Appendix B and Appendix D for an approximate answer but calculate
your final answer using the formula and financial calculator
methods. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round
your final answer to 2 decimal places. Assume interest payments are
annual.)
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b. By what percent will the price of the bonds
increase between now and maturity? (Do not round
intermediate calculations. Input your answer as a percent rounded
to 2 decimal places.)
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SOLUTION
a)Current price of the bonds
Present Value of Interest Payments
PV= Interest*PVAF(18 years,11%) Appendix D
PV= 40*7.24967 = 289.9868
Present Value of Principal Payment
PV = FV*PVF(18 years, 11%) Appendix B
= 1000*0.13003959 = 130.0396
TOTAL = 289.9868+130.0396 = 420.026
or, usinf financial Calculator
N=18
FV=1000
I/Y=11
PMT = 40
CPT PV =
b)
Percent increase at maturity
Maturity Value 1000
Current Price -420.03
Increase $ 579.97
Percentage Increase = Increase/Current Price
=579.97/420.03 = 138.08%
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