Question

Seven years ago, Goodwynn & Wolf Incorporated sold a 20-year bond issue with a 14% annual coupon rate and a 9% call premium. Today, G&W called the bonds. The bonds originally were sold at their face value of $1,000. Compute the realized rate of return for investors who purchased the bonds when they were issued and who surrender them today in exchange for the call price.

Answer 1

Answer:

14.82%

Explanation:

initial investment = $1,000

annual coupon = $140 (7 coupons received)

selling price = $1,090

the easiest way to determine the realized rate of return is to use a financial calculator or excel spreadsheet, and calculate the IRR: 14.82%

the cash flows are:

• -1000
• 140
• 140
• 140
• 140
• 140
• 140
• 1230