A 7.5 percent coupon bond with 13 years left to maturity is priced to offer a 6.25

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A 7.5 percent coupon bond with 13 years left to maturity is priced to offer a 6.25 percent yield to maturity. You believe that in one year, the yield to maturity will be 7.0 percent.  If this occurs, what would be the total return of the bond in dollars and percentage terms? (Assume interest payments are semiannual.) Coupon
A coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity. Coupons are usually referred to in terms of the coupon rate (the sum of coupons paid in a...
Maturity
Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...
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Finance Applications and Theory

ISBN: 978-0077861681

3rd edition

Authors: Marcia Cornett, Troy Adair

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