Question: Only need Part E answered, preferably with excel so I can follow along. DO NOT answer parts A through D as they are already correct.

Only need Part E answered, preferably with excel so I can follow along.

DO NOT answer parts A through D as they are already correct. Only E.

A newly issued bond pays its coupons once a year. Its coupon rate is 4.6%, its maturity is 10 years, and its yield to maturity is 7.6%.

a. Find the holding-period return for a one-year investment period if the bond is selling at a yield to maturity of 6.6% by the end of the year. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Holding-period return 14.9 %

b. If you sell the bond after one year when its yield is 6.6%, what taxes will you owe if the tax rate on interest income is 40% and the tax rate on capital gains income is 30%? The bond is subject to original-issue discount (OID) tax treatment. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Tax on interest income $24.17
Tax on capital gain $17.40
Total taxes $41.57

c. What is the after-tax holding-period return on the bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

After-tax holding-period return 9.67 %

d. Find the realized compound yield before taxes for a two-year holding period, assuming that (i) you sell the bond after two years, (ii) the bond yield is 6.6% at the end of the second year, and (iii) the coupon can be reinvested for one year at a 2.6% interest rate. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Realized compound yield before taxes 10.57 %

e. Use the tax rates in part (b) to compute the after-tax two-year realized compound yield. Remember to take account of OID tax rules. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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