The company OPQ issued bonds on January 1, 2012. The bonds were sold at face value which was $1,000, and had 12 % coupon rate. Coupon payments are made semiannually. The bonds will mature on December 31, 2042.
a) What was the YTM of the bond on the 31st of January, in 2012?
b) What was the effective YTM of the bond on the 31st of January, in 2012?
c) Assume that interest rates had dropped to 9 % compounded semiannually, what was the price of the bond on the 1st of January, in 2017?