Question

A bond has a par value of $1,000, a current yield of 6.84 percent, and semiannual coupon payments. The bond is quoted at 100.39. What is the amount of each coupon payment?

Answer 1

Answer: $34.33

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that bond has a par value of $1,000, a current yield of 6.84 percent, and semiannual coupon payments and that the bond is quoted at 100.39.

Thee amount of each coupon payment goes thus:

We have to calculate the bond price which will be:

= $1000 × 100.39%

= $1000 × 1.39

= $1003.9

It should be noted that the current yield is calculated as the annual coupon amount divided by the bond price. This will be:

6.84% = annual coupon amount ÷ $1003.9

Annual coupon amount = $1003.9 × 6.84%

= $1003.9 × 0.0684

= $68.67

Each coupon amount will now be:

= $68.67/2

= $34.33