<span>Inflation is good because it keeps the economy growing as wages increase and demand for goods goes up, but if inflation gets high then the economy can become overheated when prices go up too fast and people can't afford goods. The Federal Reserve Bank, if you're in the USA, will then raise interest rates to make loans more expensive and rewarding people for not spending money, which slows down the economy back to a healthy state.</span>
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Complete question:
Security Term (years) Yield (%)
Treasury 2 0 5.5%
AAA Corporate 2 0 7.0%
BBB Corporate 20 8.0%
B Corporate 2 0 9.6%
Wyatt Oil is contemplating issuing a 20-year bond with semiannual coupons, a coupon rate of 7%, and a face value of $1000. Wyatt Oil believes it can get a BBB rating from Standard and Poor's for this bond issue. If Wyatt Oil is successful in getting a BBB rating, then the issue price for these bonds would be closest to:
A) $891 B) $901 C) $1,000 D) $800
Answer:
If Wyatt Oil is successful in getting a BBB rating, then the issue price for these bonds would be closest to: $901
Solution:
Given,
FV = 1000,
N = 40,
I = 4,
PMT = 35
Compute PV ,
PV = 
PV = 901.04
If Wyatt Oil is successful in getting a BBB rating, then the issue price for these bonds would be closest to: $901