A $100,000, 8.75% bond with interest payable annually is redeemable at 103 in four years. What is the purchase price to yield 7% compounded quarterly? Select one: a. $107,584.62 b. $107,548.62 c. $105,748.62 d. $106,548.82 e. $108,746.82
No of annual coupon payments pending (N) = 4
Maturity value or Future Value (FV)= 100,000 x 103 /100 = 103,000
Annual Coupon payment on bond (PMT) = $100,000 x 8.75% = $ 8,750
Yield to maturity on bond (Y) = (1 + 7%/4)4 - 1 = 7.1859% p.a.
Price of bond (PV) = ??
Using financial calculator or PV function in excel,
Price of bond (PV) = $107,548.62
Therefore, option b is correct.
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