1) Beam Inc. bonds are trading today for a price of $706.20. The bond currently has 22 years until maturity and has a yield to maturity of 6.56%. The bond pays annual coupons and the next coupon is due in one year. What is the coupon rate of the bond? The coupon rate of the bond is?
2) With celebrity bonds, celebrities raise money by issuing bonds to investors. The royalties from sales of the music are used to pay interest and principal on the bonds. In April of 2009, EMI announced that it intended to securitize its back catalogue with the help of the Bank of Scotland. The bond was issued with a coupon rate of 6.8% and will mature on this day 24 years from now. The yield on the bond issue is currently 6.15%. At what price should this bond trade? today, assuming a face value of ?$1,000 and annual coupons? The price of the bond today should be $ .
3) What is the price of a 44-year, 8.3 % coupon rate, $1,000 face value bond that pays interest annually if the yield to maturity on similar bonds is 6.7 %6.7% The price of the bond is$ .
4) If the nominal rate of interest is 13.82% and the real rate of interest is 8.49%, what is the expected rate of inflation? The expected rate of inflation is ?%