1. Bonds issued by the Coleman Manufacturing Company have a par value of $1,000, which of course is also the amount of principal to be paid at maturity. The bonds are currently selling for $590. They have 10 years remaining to maturity. The annual interest payment is 10 percent ($100). Compute the yield to maturity
2. You are called in as a financial analyst to appraise the bonds of Olsen’s Clothing Stores. The $1,000 par value bonds have a quoted annual interest rate of 11 percent, which is paid semiannually. The yield to maturity on the bonds is 14 percent annual interest. There are 20 years to maturity. Use Appendix B and Appendix D for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.
a. Compute the price of the bonds based on semiannual analysis.
b. With 15 years to maturity, if yield to maturity goes down substantially to 8 percent, what will be the new price of the bonds?