What is the price of a five-year bond with a $1,000 face value and a 5.0% annual coupon rate that currently yields 7.0%? the bond pays annual coupons.
Step-1:Calculation of coupon payment | ||||||||
Coupon payment | = | Face value * Annual coupon rate | ||||||
= | $ 1,000 | * | 5.0% | |||||
= | $ 50 | |||||||
Step-2:Calculation of current price | ||||||||
Current price | = | Coupon payment/Current yield | ||||||
= | $ 50 | / | 7.0% | |||||
= | $ 714.29 | |||||||
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