Database Software Inc. (DSI) and US Data Inc. (USD) are in the same risk class. Both companies have bonds outstanding that have 8 years to maturity and a coupon rate of 8%. The only difference in these bonds is that DSI bond has a quarterly coupon, while USD bond has an annual coupon payment. The market price of the DSI bond is $890.75.
What is the yield to maturity (YTM) of the DSI bond?
A. |
11.04% |
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B. |
13.20% |
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C. |
10.00% |
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D. |
7.44% |
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E. |
9.95% |
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F. |
10.14% |
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G. |
12.34% |
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H. |
8.48% |
Answer is C. 10.00%.
We can use financial calculator for calculation of YTM with below key strokes:
N = no. of quarters = 8*4 = 32; PV = market price of bond = -890.75; PMT = quarterly coupon = $1,000*8%/4 = 20; FV = par value = 1,000 > CPT = compute > I/Y = quarterly YTM = 2.5%
Annual YTM = 2.5%*no. of quarters in a year = 2.5%*4 = 10.00%
PV will be entered as negative value because it's a cash outflow. this is the amount you need to pay to purchase the bond.
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