Lopez Information Systems management is planning to issue 10-year bonds. The going market yield for such bonds is 8.125 percent. Assume that coupon payments will be made semiannually. Management is trying to decide between issuing an 8 percent coupon bond or a zero coupon bond. Lopez needs to raise R1 million.
a. What will be the price of an 8 percent coupon bond?
b. How many 8 percent coupon bonds would have to be issued?
c. What will be the price of a zero coupon bond?
d. How many zero coupon bonds will have to be issued?