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Bond A has the following features:
Face value = $1,000,
Coupon Rate = 4%,
Maturity = 10 years, Yearly coupons
The market interest rate is 4.6%
What is today’s price of bond A?
Information provided:
Face value= future value= $1,000
Time= 10 years
Coupon rate= 4%
Coupon payment= 0.04*1,000= $40
Yield to maturity= 4.6%
The current price of the bond is calculated by computing the present value of the bond.
Enter the below in a financial calculator to compute the present value of the bond:
FV= 1,000
N= 4
PMT= 40
I/Y= 4.6
Press the PMT key and PV to calculate the present value of the bond.
The value obtained is 952.76.
Therefore, the current price of the bond is $952.76.
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