1.Bond returns

Last year, Joan purchased a $1,000 face value corporate bond with an 12% annual coupon rate and a 10-year maturity. At the time of the purchase, it had an expected yield to maturity of 12.24%. If Joan sold the bond today for $1,153.87, what rate of return would she have earned for the past year? Round your answer to two decimal places.

2.Bond valuation

An investor has two bonds in her portfolio, Bond C and Bond Z. Each bond matures in 4 years, has a face value of $1,000, and has a yield to maturity of 8.6%. Bond C pays a 10.5% annual coupon, while Bond Z is a zero coupon bond.

1. Assuming that the yield to maturity of each bond remains at 8.6% over the next 4 years, calculate the price of the bonds at each of the following years to maturity. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

   Years to Maturity	Price of Bond C	Price of Bond Z
   4	$	$
   3	$	$
   2	$	$
   1	$	$
   0	$	$

3.

Current yield, capital gains yield, and yield to maturity

Hooper Printing Inc. has bonds outstanding with 9 years left to maturity. The bonds have an 8% annual coupon rate and were issued 1 year ago at their par value of $1,000. However, due to changes in interest rates, the bond's market price has fallen to $908.30. The capital gains yield last year was - 9.17%.

1. What is the yield to maturity? Round your answer to two decimal places. %
2. For the coming year, what is the expected current yield? (Hint: Refer to Footnote 7 for the definition of the current yield and to Table 7.1.) Round your answer to two decimal places. % For the coming year, what is the expected capital gains yield? (Hint: Refer to Footnote 7 for the definition of the current yield and to Table 7.1.) Round your answer to two decimal places. %
3. Will the actual realized yields be equal to the expected yields if interest rates change? If not, how will they differ?
   1. As long as promised coupon payments are made, the current yield will change as a result of changing interest rates. However, changing rates will cause the price to change and as a result, the realized return to investors will differ from the YTM.
   2. As long as promised coupon payments are made, the current yield will not change as a result of changing interest rates. However, changing rates will cause the price to change and as a result, the realized return to investors should equal the YTM.
   3. As long as promised coupon payments are made, the current yield will change as a result of changing interest rates. However, changing rates will cause the price to change and as a result, the realized return to investors should equal the YTM.
   4. As long as promised coupon payments are made, the current yield will change as a result of changing interest rates. However, changing rates will not cause the price to change and as a result, the realized return to investors should equal the YTM.
   5. As rates change they will cause the end-of-year price to change and thus the realized capital gains yield to change. As a result, the realized return to investors will differ from the YTM.

4.

Bond valuation

Bond X is noncallable and has 20 years to maturity, a 10% annual coupon, and a $1,000 par value. Your required return on Bond X is 12%; and if you buy it, you plan to hold it for 5 years. You (and the market) have expectations that in 5, years the yield to maturity on a 15-year bond with similar risk will be 10%. How much should you be willing to pay for Bond X today? (Hint: You will need to know how much the bond will be worth at the end of 5 years.) Round your answer to the nearest cent.

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5.

Bond valuation

Callaghan Motors' bonds have 15 years remaining to maturity. Interest is paid annually, they have a $1,000 par value, the coupon interest rate is 7%, and the yield to maturity is 8%. What is the bond's current market price? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

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6.

Bond valuation

Nungesser Corporation's outstanding bonds have a $1,000 par value, a 12% semiannual coupon, 16 years to maturity, and an 11% YTM. What is the bond's price? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

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