Question: 8.2 Bond # 1 2 3 4 1-year strip bond 2-year strip bond 2-year 6% coupon bond 2-year 7% coupon bond Purchase price ($xxxx.xx) 950.00
8.2
| Bond # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1-year strip bond | 2-year strip bond | 2-year 6% coupon bond | 2-year 7% coupon bond |
| Purchase price ($xxxx.xx) | 950.00 |
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| Time 1 cash flow | +1000.00 | 0 | +60.00 | +70.00 |
| Time 2 cash flow | 0 | +1000.00 | +1060.00 | +1070.00 |
| Yield to maturity (xx.xx%) |
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| 5.50% |
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- Based on the information in the given table,
i. What would it cost to buy 1000 units of Bond #3? (1 mark)
ii. What would it cost to buy 60 units of Bond #1? (1 mark)
iii. From part c. above and your answers in part d.i and ii, infer the value of 1060 units of Bond #2. (2 marks)
iv. What is the value of one unit of Bond #2? (1 mark)
v. What is the implied yield of Bond #2? (2 marks)
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