Your college roommate invested in a bond with a 7% annual coupon with a maturity of ten years. The bond has a par value of $1,000. The current market interest rate is 8.5%. How much did he/she pay for the bond?
b. $903.34 |
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b. $889.52 |
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c. $901.58 |
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d. $945.02 |
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e. $1,014.62 |
Information provided:
Par value= future value= $1,000
Time= 10 years
Coupon rate= 7%
Coupon payment= 0.07*1,000= $70
Yield to maturity= 8.5%
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
PMT= 70
I/Y= 8.5
N= 10
Press the CPT key and PV to compute the present value.
The value obtained is 901.58.
Therefore, she paid $901.58 for the bond.
Hence, the answer is option c.
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