• Assume that the company that you selected for the Module 1 SLP has a bond outstanding that matures in 20 years and has a coupon rate of 6.5%. The par value of the bond is $1,000.
• If the yield to maturity is 8% and the bond pays interest on an annual basis, what’s the current price of the bond? Is the bond selling for a premium or discount? How can you tell?
• If the yield to maturity is 8% but the bond pays interest on a semi-annual basis instead of an annual basis, what’s the current price of the bond? Is it different from the value when using annual compounding? Explain.
• Now, assume that the economy enters into a recession and interest rates fall. The bond’s yield to maturity is now 5%. What’s the bond’s new price? How does the price compare with your answer in part a? Why did the bond’s value change?
• A bond matures in ten years and is currently selling for $1,125. The bond pay interest annually, has a par value of $1,000, and a yield to maturity of 10.75%. What’s the bond’s current yield?