Bond prices and yields Assume that the Financial Management Corporation's $1,000-par-value bond has a 6.600% coupon,...

  

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Bond prices and yields Assume that the Financial Management Corporation's $1,000-par-value bond has a 6.600% coupon, matures on May 15, 2027, has a current price quote of 97.844 and a yield to maturity (YTM) of 7.454%. Given this information, answer the following questions: a. What was the dollar price of the bond? b. What is the bond's current yield? c. Is the bond selling at par, at a discount, or at a premium? Why? d. Compare the bond's current yield calculated in part b to its YTM and explain why they differ. a. The dollar price of the bond is $ (Round to the nearest cent.) . b. The bond's current yield is %. (Round to two decimal places.) c. The bond is selling at because its price is the par value. (Select from the drop-down menus.) d. Compare the bond's current yield calculated in part b to its YTM and explain why they differ. The yield to maturity is than the current yield because the former includes $21.56 in price between today and the May 15, 2027 bond maturity. (Select from the drop-down menus.) c. The bond is selling at because its d. Compare the bond's c in The yield to maturity is yi a discount from the drop-down menu a premium par Bond prices and yields Assume that the Financial Management Corporation's $1,000-par-value bond has a 6.600% coupon, matures on May 15, 2027, has a current price quote of 97.844 and a yield to maturity (YTM) of 7.454%. Given this information, answer the following questions: a. What was the dollar price of the bond? b. What is the bond's current yield? c. Is the bond selling at par, at a discount, or at a premium? Why? d. Compare the bond's current yield calculated in part b to its YTM and explain why they differ. a. The dollar price of the bond is $ (Round to the nearest cent.) . b. The bond's current yield is %. (Round to two decimal places.) c. The bond is selling at because its price is the par value. (Select from the drop-down menus.) d. Compare the bond's current yield calculated in part b to its YTM and explain why they differ. The yield to maturity is than the current yield because the former includes $21.56 in price between today and the May 15, 2027 bond maturity. (Select from the drop-down menus.) c. The bond is selling at because its d. Compare the bond's c in The yield to maturity is yi a discount from the drop-down menu a premium par