Information provided:
Par value= future value= $1,000
Time= 17 years*2= 34 semi-annual periods
Yield to maturity= 8.28%/2= 4.14% per semi-annual period
Coupon rate= 10.4%/2= 5.2%
Coupon payment= 0.052*1,000= $52
The price of the bond is calculated by computing the present value.
Enter the below in a financial calculator to compute the present value:
FV= 1,000
N= 34
I/Y= 4.14
PMT= 52
Press the CPT key and PV to compute the present value.
The value obtained is 1,191.58.
Therefore, the price of the bond is $1,191.58.
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