(Bond Valuation)

i) Consider a ten-year bond with a face value of $1000 that has a coupon rate of

5.5%, with semiannual payments.

a) What is the coupon payment for this bond?

b) Draw the cash flows for the bond on a timeline.

ii) Bond ratings summarize the creditworthiness of bonds for investors. Why do

interest rates and bond prices move in opposite directions? Analyze with the

help of the table below:

iii) Does a bond's yield to maturity determine its price or does the price

determine the yield to maturity? Explain on the basis of above the table.