A $1,000 bond has a coupon rate of 7 percent and matures after 8 years. What would be the bond's current yield if its yield to maturity is 9 percent?
Current price of Bond = | Interest rate* PVIFA(RR,N) + Maturity Value * PVIF(RR,N) |
1000*7%*5.538 +1000*0.5019 | |
889.56 | |
Current Yeild | 1000-889.56 |
110.44 | |
Currrent Yeild % | 110.44/889.56 |
12.42% | |
Note: | |
PVIFA ( 9%, 8Years) | 5.5348 |
PVIF ( 9%, 8Years) | 0.5019 |
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