Exam 7: Valuing Bonds

Under what conditions is a bond likely to be called?

Yield to Call A 4.75 percent coupon bond with 12 years left to maturity can be called in 2 years. The call premium is one year of coupon payments. It is offered for sale at $1037.35. What is the yield to call of the bond? (Assume that interest payments are paid semi-annually and par value is $1,000.)

Rank from lowest credit risk to highest credit risk the following bonds, with the same time to maturity, by their yield to maturity: Treasury bond with yield of 5.55%, IBM bond with yield of 7.95%, Trump Casino bond with a yield of 9.15%, and Banc Ono bond with a yield of 6.12%.

If a bond is selling at a discount, which of the following statements is correct?

Interest Payments Determine the interest payment for the following three bonds: 4 percent coupon corporate bond (paid semi-annually), 4.75 percent coupon Treasury note, and a corporate zero coupon bond maturing in 15 years. (Assume a $1,000 par value.)

A 7% coupon bond has 10 years to maturity and could be called in 3 years. If the bond is called, investors will earn 5.5%. The call premium is one year of coupon payments. If coupon payments are made semi-annually and par value is $1,000, what is the bond's yield to maturity?

Call Premium A 4.5 percent corporate coupon bond is callable in five years for a call premium of one year of coupon payments. Assuming a par value of $1,000, what is the price paid to the bondholder if the issuer calls the bond?

What is the taxable equivalent yield on a municipal bond with a yield to maturity of 4% for an investor in the 28% tax bracket?

Which of the following bonds will have the largest percentage increase in value if interest rates decrease by 1%?

Explain why high-income and wealthy people are more likely to buy a municipal bond than a corporate bond.

Which of the following terms means the chance that future interest payments will have to be reinvested at a lower interest rate?

Which of the following statements is correct?

Comparing Bond Yields A client in the 28 percent marginal tax bracket is comparing a municipal bond that offers a 3.25 percent yield to maturity and a similar-risk corporate bond that offers a 4.10 percent yield. Which bond will give the client more profit after taxes?

Which of the following are main issuers of bonds?

Zero Coupon Bond Price Calculate the price of a zero coupon bond that matures in 10 years if the market interest rate is 6 percent. (Assume semi-annual compounding and $1,000 par value.)

TIPS Interest and Par Value A 3 3/4 percent TIPS has an original reference CPI of 175.8. If the current CPI is 207.7, what is the current interest payment and par value of the TIPS? (Assume semi-annual interest payments and $1,000 par value.)

Explain how investors can assess bond market performance.

Taxable Equivalent Yield What's the taxable equivalent yield on a municipal bond with a yield to maturity of 4.5 percent for an investor in the 39 percent marginal tax bracket?

Bond Ratings and Prices A corporate bond with a 5.75 percent coupon has 15 years left to maturity. It has had a credit rating of BB and a yield to maturity of 6.25 percent. The firm has recently gotten more financially stable and the rating agency is upgrading the bonds to BBB. The new appropriate discount rate will be 6.00 percent. What will be the change in the bond's price in dollars? (Assume interest payments are paid semi-annually and a par value of $1,000.)

Possible shapes for the yield include all of the following except ____________.