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Consider a 20-year, semi-annual interests, $1,000 face value bond. Its annual coupon rate is 6%, but investors in the market want 8% yield to
Consider a 20-year, semi-annual interests, $1,000 face value bond. Its annual coupon rate is 6%, but investors in the market want 8% yield to maturity. (a) Without doing any computation, its market value should be greater or less than the face value? Explain briefly. (3 points) (b) Compute the (present) value of this bond
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Finite Mathematics and Its Applications
Authors: Larry J. Goldstein, David I. Schneider, Martha J. Siegel, Steven Hair
12th edition
978-0134768588, 9780134437767, 134768582, 134437764, 978-0134768632
