1. Interpreting Bond Yields. Suppose you buy a 7 percent coupon, 20-year bond today when it's first issued. If interest rates suddenly rise to 15 percent, what happens to the value of your bond? Why?
2. Bond Yields. The Timberlake-Jackson Wardrobe Co. has 10 percent coupon bonds on the market with nine years left to maturity. The bonds make annual payments. If the bond currently sells for $1,145.70, what is its YTM?
3. Coupon Rates. Osborne Corporation has bonds on the market with 10.5 years to maturity, an YTM of 9.4 percent, and a current price of $945. The bonds make semiannual payments. What must the coupon rate be on the bonds?
4. Stock Values. The next dividend payment by Mosby, Inc. will be $2.45 per share. The dividends are anticipated to maintain a 5.5 percent growth rate, forever. If the stock currently sells for $48.50 per share, what is the required return?
5. Stock Values. Ziggs Corporation will pay a $3.85 per share dividend next year. The company pledges to increase its dividend by 4.75 percent per year, indefinitely. If you require a 12 percent return on your investment, how much will you pay for the company's stock today?
6. Growth Rates. The stock price of Jenkins Co. is $53. Investors require a 12 percent rate of return on similar stocks. If the company plans to pay a dividend of $3.15 next year, what growth rate is expected for the company's stock price?