Assume a healthcare company sold bonds that have a ten-year maturity, a 12% coupon rate with annual payments, and a $1,000 par value.
a. Suppose that two years after the bonds were issued, the required interest rate fell to 7%. What would be the bonds' value?
b. Suppose that two years after the bonds were issued, the required interest rate rose to 13%. What would be the bonds' value?
c. What would be the value of the bonds three years after issue in each scenario above, assuming that interest rates stayed steady at either 7% or 13%?