How much would you be willing to pay for a $1,000 par value bond paying $40 interest every six months and maturing in 20 years, assuming you wanted to earn a 9% rate of return?
Information provided:
Par value= future value= $1,000
Semi-annual payment= $40
Time= 20 years*2= 40 semi-annual periods
Interest rate= 9%/2= 4.5% per semi-annual period
The amount to be paid for the bond is calculated by computed by calculating the present value of the bond.
Enter the below in a financial calculator to compute the present value:
FV= 1,000
PMT= 40
N= 40
I/Y= 4.5
Press the CPT key and PV to compute the present value.
The value obtained is 907.99.
Therefore, the amount to be paid for the bond is $907.99 $908.
In case of any query, kindly comment on the solution.
Get Answers For Free
Most questions answered within 1 hours.