Face value=$1000
Annual coupon rate=6%, as the interest is paid semiannually, the
semiannual coupon rate=6%/2=3%
Semiannual coupon payment=Semiannual coupon rate*Face
value=3%*$1000=$30
Annual yield to maturity is 8.16%, semiannual yield to
maturity=8.16%/2=4.08%
Maturity period=12, as the interest is paid semiannually, total
number of periods=12*2=24
We will use these value and calculate the present value of the bond
using excel.
As the present value is a cash outflow, it is shown with a negative sign in excel.
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