QUESTION 35 – BOND VALUATION [20 MARKS]


a) Assume that you are considering the purchase of a 20-year, noncallable bond with an annual coupon rate of 7.5%. The bond has a face value of $1,000, and it makes semi-annual interest payments. If you require an 9.4% yield to maturity on this investment, what is the maximum price you should be willing to pay for the bond?

b) Harding Enterprises’ bonds currently sell for $1,050. They have a 7-year maturity, an annual coupon of $50, and a par value of $1,000. What is their current yield?

c) Endoderm Corporation's bonds make an annual coupon interest payment of 7.75%. The bonds have a par value of $1,000, a current price of $1,150, and mature in 15 years. What is the yield to maturity on these bonds?

d) Optimum Company's bonds mature in 20 years, have a par value of $1,000, and make an annual coupon interest payment of $45. The market requires an interest rate of 6.2% on these bonds. What is the bond's price?