Question

Which $1,000 bond has the higher yield to maturity, a twenty-years bond selling for $800 with a current yield of 15% or a one-year bond selling for $800 with a current yield of 5%?

Answer 1

Answer:

30%

Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

Here we considered a long term bond that time period should be 15 years or more

Now as we know that

Current yield is

= Current payment ÷ Pb

5% = Current payment ÷ $800

The Current payment is $40

Now the yield to maturity is

-$800 = $50 ÷  (1 + i) + $1,000 ÷ (1 + i) + $1,040 ÷ (1 + i)

So, i = 30%

The same is to be chosen