Question

You are called in as a financial analyst to appraise the bonds of Olsen’s Clothing Stores. The $1,000 par value bonds have a quoted annual interest rate of 12 percent, which is paid semiannually. The yield to maturity on the bonds is 12 percent annual interest. There are 10 years to maturity. Use Appendix B and Appendix D for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.

a. Compute the price of the bonds based on semiannual analysis. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)

b. With 5 years to maturity, if yield to maturity goes down substantially to 6 percent, what will be the new price of the bonds?

Answer 1

a)

Yield to maturity = 0.12 / 2 = 0.06 or 6%

Coupon paymeny = 0.12 * 1000 = 120 / 2 = 60

Number of periods = 10 * 2 = 20

Bond price = 60 * [ 1 - 1 / ( 1 + 0.06)²⁰] / 0.06 + 1000 / ( 1 + 0.06)²⁰

Bond price = 60 * 11.469921 + 311.805

Bond price = $1,000

b)

Number of periods = 5 * 2 = 10

Yield to maturity = 0.06 / 2 = 0.03 or 3%

Bond price = 60 * [ 1 - 1 / ( 1 + 0.03)¹⁰] / 0.03 + 1000 / ( 1 + 0.03)¹⁰

Bond price = 60 * 8.530203 + 744.093915

Bond price = $1,255.91