Question: Problem 7-16 Using Treasury Quotes [LO2] Locate the Treasury issue in Figure 7.5 maturing in February 2031. Assume a par value of $10,000. a. What
Problem 7-16 Using Treasury Quotes [LO2]
| Locate the Treasury issue in Figure 7.5 maturing in February 2031. Assume a par value of $10,000. |
| a. | What is its coupon rate? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.) |
| b. | What is its bid price in dollars? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
| c. | What was the previous days asked price in dollars? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
FIGURE 7.5 Sample Wall Street Journal U.S. Treasury Note and Bond Prices
| Treasury Notes and Bonds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maturity | Coupon | Bid | Asked | Chg | Asked Yield |
| 5/15/2020 | 8.75 | 103.18 | 103.184 | 0.022 | 1.649 |
| 12/31/2020 | 2.5 | 100.294 | 100.3 | 0.006 | 1.661 |
| 9/30/2021 | 1.125 | 98.304 | 98.31 | 0.102 | 1.684 |
| 4/30/2022 | 1.75 | 100.05 | 100.054 | 0.008 | 1.679 |
| 12/31/2022 | 2.125 | 101.096 | 101.102 | 0.002 | 1.69 |
| 1/31/2023 | 1.75 | 100.042 | 100.046 | 0.006 | 1.702 |
| 3/31/2023 | 2.5 | 102.194 | 102 | 0.002 | 1.698 |
| 7/31/2023 | 1.25 | 98.114 | 98.12 | 0.004 | 1.703 |
| 4/30/2024 | 2 | 101.036 | 101.042 | 0.006 | 1.735 |
| 5/31/2024 | 2 | 101.066 | 101.072 | 0.004 | 1.719 |
| 1/31/2025 | 2.5 | 103.202 | 103.206 | 0.004 | 1.765 |
| 10/31/2025 | 3 | 106.212 | 106.216 | 0.002 | 1.814 |
| 11/15/2026 | 6.5 | 130.2 | 130.21 | 0.030 | 1.821 |
| 8/15/2027 | 6.375 | 132.17 | 132.18 | 0.022 | 1.85 |
| 2/15/2029 | 2.625 | 105.296 | 105.306 | 0.008 | 1.919 |
| 2/15/2031 | 5.375 | 134.14 | 134.16 | 0.036 | 1.947 |
| 2/15/2036 | 4.5 | 132.23 | 132.25 | 0.770 | 2.108 |
| 2/15/2037 | 5 | 141.22 | 141.24 | 0.094 | 2.131 |
| 5/15/2038 | 4.5 | 135.026 | 136.046 | 0.074 | 2.182 |
| 2/15/2039 | 3.5 | 119.214 | 119.234 | 0.076 | 2.233 |
| 5/15/2040 | 4.375 | 134.034 | 135.054 | 0.078 | 2.28 |
| 8/15/2041 | 3.75 | 123.23 | 123.25 | 0.786 | 2.348 |
| 8/15/2042 | 2.75 | 106.094 | 106.114 | 0.080 | 2.386 |
| 11/15/2042 | 2.75 | 106.082 | 106.102 | 0.082 | 2.391 |
| 2/15/2043 | 3.125 | 113 | 113.02 | 0.760 | 2.39 |
| 5/15/2043 | 2.875 | 108.152 | 1008.172 | 0.094 | 2.398 |
| 8/15/2044 | 3.125 | 113.116 | 113.136 | 0.078 | 2.402 |
| 11/15/2045 | 3 | 111.136 | 111.156 | 0.080 | 2.403 |
| 2/15/2046 | 2.5 | 101.174 | 101.194 | 0.080 | 2.417 |
| 5/15/2047 | 3 | 111.25 | 111.27 | 0.760 | 2.409 |
| 8/15/2049 | 2.25 | 96.16 | 96.18 | 0.074 | 2.413 |
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