You own a bond with an annual coupon rate of 5% maturing in two years and...

 

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You own a bond with an annual coupon rate of 5% maturing in two years and priced at 86%. Suppose that there is a 8% chance that at maturity the bond will default and you will receive only 44% of the promised payment. Assume a face value of $1,000. a. What is the bond's promised yield to maturity? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Answer is complete and correct. Promised yield 13.44 % b. What is its expected yield (i.e., the possible yields weighted by their probabilities)? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Expected yield 12.84 % You own a bond with an annual coupon rate of 5% maturing in two years and priced at 86%. Suppose that there is a 8% chance that at maturity the bond will default and you will receive only 44% of the promised payment. Assume a face value of $1,000. a. What is the bond's promised yield to maturity? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Answer is complete and correct. Promised yield 13.44 % b. What is its expected yield (i.e., the possible yields weighted by their probabilities)? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Expected yield 12.84 %

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To calculate the bonds promised yield to maturity we first need to determine the promised cash flows ... View the full answer