You are interested in buying a $1,000 par value bond with 20 years to maturity and a 8% coupon rate that is paid semiannually. How much should you be willing to pay for the bond if the required rate of return (discount rate) is 10%? (8’)
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Information provided:
Par value= future value= $1,000
Time= 20 years*2= 40 semi-annual periods
Coupon rate= 8%/2= 4%
Coupon payment= 0.04*1,000= $40
Discount rate= 10%/2= 5%
The price of the bond is computed by calculating the present value of the bond.
Enter the below in a financial calculator to compute the present value:
FV= 1,000
N= 40
PMT= 40
I/Y= 5
Press the CPT key and PV to compute the present value.
The value obtained is 828.41.
Therefore, I would be willing to pay $828.41 for the bond.
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