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Answer the following and show your solutions

Answer the following and show your solutions

  1. Quiver Archery’s bond currently is selling for $1,006; its value one year ago was $996. The bond has a $1,000 maturity value and a coupon rate equal to 7 percent, and it matures in eight years. Interest is paid annually. Compute (a) the current yield and capital gains yield Quiver’s bondholders earned during the year and (b) the bond’s yield to maturity today.
  2. Gabby’s Garage issued a bond with a 10-year maturity, a $1,000 par value, a 10 percent coupon rate, and semiannual interest payments. Two years after the bond was issued, the going rate of interest on similar-risk bonds fell to 6 percent. Suppose the market rate stays at this level for the remainder of the bond’s life. Compute the (a) current yield and (b) capital gains yield that the bond will generate in the third year (Year 3) of its life.
  3. Dynamic Systems has an outstanding bond that has a $1,000 par value and a 7 percent coupon rate. Interest is paid semiannually. The bond has 11 years remaining until it matures. Today the going interest rate is 10 percent, and it is expected to remain at this level for many years in the future. Compute the (a) current yield and (b) capital gains yield that the bond will generate this year.
  4. One year ago, Henderson Honey issued a 10-year bond for $1,000. The bond’s coupon rate of interest is 4 percent, and interest is paid annually. If the current value of the bond is $929, what are (a) the current yield and capital gains yield Henderson’s bondholders earned during the year and (b) the bond’s yield to maturity today?
  5. Eight years ago, Over-the-Top Trampolines issued a 15-year bond with a $1,000 par value and a 6 percent coupon rate (interest is paid annually). Today the going rate of interest on similar bonds is 6 percent. (a) What is the bond’s current value? If the market rate stays at 6 percent for the remainder of the bond’s life, what (b) current yield and (c) capital gains yield will bondholders receive during the next two years (i.e., Years 9 and 10)?
  6. Many years ago, Topnotch Knives issued a zero coupon bond with a $1,000 face value. The bond matures in three years. If the current market rate on similar bonds is 11 percent, (a) what is the bond’s current value? Suppose the market rate stays at 11 percent for the next three years. What (b) current yield and (c) capital gains yield will bondholders receive each year during the remainder of the bond’s life?
  7. Tracer Manufacturers issued a 10-year bond six years ago. The bond’s maturity value is $1,000, and its coupon interest rate is 6 percent. Interest is paid semiannually. The bond matures in four years. If investors require a return equal to 5 percent to invest in similar bonds, what is the current market value of Tracer’s bond?
  8. Buner Corp.’s outstanding bond, which has a coupon rate equal to 8 percent and a $1,000 face value, matures in six years. If investors require a rate of return equal to 12 percent on similar bonds and interest is paid semiannually, what should be the market price of Buner’s bond?
  9. The Desreumaux Company has two bonds outstanding. Both bonds pay $100 annual interest plus $1,000 at maturity. Bond L matures in 15 years, whereas Bond S matures in one year. One interest payment remains on Bond S. What will be the values of these bonds when the going rate of interest is (a) 5 percent and (b) 7 percent?
  10. Filkins Farm Equipment’s five-year zero coupon bond is currently selling for $621. The bond’s maturity value is $1,000. What is the bond’s yield to maturity (YTM)?
  11. Severn Company’s bond has four years remaining to maturity. Interest is paid semiannually, the bond has a $1,000 par value, and the coupon interest rate is 9 percent. Compute the yield to maturity for the bonds if the current market price is (a) $851 and (b) $1,105.
  12. Décor Interiors has an outstanding bond that was issued 20 years ago. The bond has a $1,000 maturity value and a 5.5 percent coupon rate of interest. Interest is paid semiannually. The bond, which matures in five years, is currently selling for $1,022. What is the bond’s yield to maturity?
  13. Four years ago Messy House Painting issued a 20-year bond with a $1,000 maturity value and a 4 percent coupon rate of interest. Interest is paid semiannually. The bond is currently selling for $714. (a) What is the bond’s yield to maturity? (b) If the bond can be called in three years for a redemption price of $1,016, what is the bond’s yield to call?
  14. Three years ago, Jack’s Automotive Jacks issued a 20-year callable bond with a $1,000 maturity value and an 8.5 percent coupon rate of interest. Interest is paid semiannually. The bond is currently selling for $1,046. (a) What is the bond’s yield to maturity? (b) If the bond can be called in four years for a redemption price of $1,089, what is the bond’s yield to call?
 
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