CSM Corporation has a bond issue outstanding at the end of 2012. The bond has 15 years

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CSM Corporation has a bond issue outstanding at the end of 2012. The bond has 15 years remaining to maturity and carries a coupon interest rate of 6%. Interest on the bond is compounded on a semiannual basis. The par value of the CSM bond is $1,000 and it is currently selling for $874.42.

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Create a spreadsheet similar to the Excel spreadsheet examples located in the chapter for yield to maturity and semiannual interest to model the following:

  a. Create a spreadsheet similar to the Excel spreadsheet examples located in the chapter to solve for the yield to maturity.

  b. Create a spreadsheet similar to the Excel spreadsheet examples located in the chapter to solve for the price of the bond if the yield to maturity is 2% higher.

  c. Create a spreadsheet similar to the Excel spreadsheet examples located in the chapter to solve for the price of the bond if the yield to maturity is 2% lower.

  d. What can you summarize about the relationship between the price of the bond, the par value, the yield to maturity, and the coupon rate?

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Principles Of Managerial Finance

ISBN: 978-0136119463

13th Edition

Authors: Lawrence J. Gitman, Chad J. Zutter

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