Question

You find the following corporate bond quotes. To calculate the number of years until maturity, assume that it is currently January 15, 2019. The bonds have a par value of $2,000 and semiannual coupons.

Company (Ticker)	Coupon	Maturity	Last Price	Last Yield	EST $ Vol (000’s)
Xenon, Inc. (XIC)	5.600	Jan 15, 2025	94.203	??	57,364
Kenny Corp. (KCC)	7.140	Jan 15, 2024	??	5.18	48,943
Williams Co. (WICO)	??	Jan 15, 2031	94.755	6.88	43,804

a.	What price would you expect to pay for the Kenny Corp. bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b.	What is the bond’s current yield?

Answer 1