A bond of the Visador Corporation pays $70 in annual interest, with a $1,000 par value. The

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A bond of the Visador Corporation pays $70 in annual interest, with a $1,000 par value. The bond matures in 17 years. The market’s required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 8.5 percent.

a. Calculate the value of the bond.

b. How does the value change if the market’s required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond (i) increases to 11 percent or (ii) decreases to 6 percent?

c. Interpret your finding in parts a and b.


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Financial Management Principles and Applications

ISBN: 978-0133423822

12th edition

Authors: Sheridan Titman, Arthur Keown, John Martin

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