Question

Weismann Co. issued 15-year bonds a year ago at a coupon rate of 4.9 percent. The bonds make semiannual payments and have a par value of $1,000. If the YTM on these bonds is 4.5 percent, what is the current bond price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Answer 1

Answer:

The price of the bond is $ 1,041.22  

Explanation:

In calculating the price of the bond i discounted the future cashflows consisting of coupon payment and par value at redemption using the discount factor 1/(1+r)^N where r is the semi-annual YTM and N is the relevant period of cash flow.

The remaining coupon payments imply 14 years as a year has passed since the bond was issued.

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