Portland Brewery Inc. recently issued 30-year $1,000 face value, 12% annual coupon bonds. The market discount rate for this bond is only 7%. What is the current price of this bond?
The current price 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 of 7%: | |
The expected cash flows from the bond are: | |
*the maturity value of $1000, receivable at EOY 30, and | |
*the annual interest payments of $120 for 30 years, | |
which constitutes an annuity. | |
Value of the bond = 1000/1.07^30+120*(1.07^30-1)/(0.07*1.07^30) = | $ 1,620.45 |
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