1. 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 6.65?% and will mature on this day 38 years from now. The yield on the bond issue is currently 6.45?%. At what price should this bond trade? today, assuming a face value of ?$1,000 and annual? coupons?
2. A Ford Motor Co. coupon bond has a coupon rate of 6.6?%, and pays annual coupons. The next coupon is due tomorrow and the bond matures 27 years from tomorrow. The yield on the bond issue is 6.4%. At what price should this bond trade? today, assuming a face value of ?$1,000?