Question: Problem #2 This is a multi-step (three parts) problem. Part B: At t=0, you purchase a six-year, 7 percent coupon bond (paid annually) that is

 Problem #2 This is a multi-step (three parts) problem. Part B:

Problem #2 This is a multi-step (three parts) problem. Part B: At t=0, you purchase a six-year, 7 percent coupon bond (paid annually) that is priced to yield 6 percent annually compounded (YTM = 6% annually compounded). The face value of the bond is $1,000. The bond issuer is the U.S. government (no liquidity risk). You are also given that your holding period (investment horizon) equals to the maturity of the bond (t=T=6 years). [You already computed bond price in Part A of the problem.] Suppose that the market interest rate increases to 6.875 percent annually compounded (increase by 87.5 basis points) during the first year of your purchase (within year 1), and it remains at that level (6.875 percent) for the next five years. Assume that, the reinvestment rate for the first coupon payment is the new interest rate, that is, 6.875 percent annually compounded. In addition, you will reinvest the coupon payments in a zero-coupon bond. What is the your total proceeds (both from reinvestment of coupon payments plus face value) at the end of your investment horizon (t=6) years

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