Exam 7: Valuing Bonds

TIPS Interest and Par Value A 2½ percent TIPS has an original reference CPI of 170.4. If the current CPI is 205.7, what is the current interest payment and par value of the TIPS? (Assume semi-annual interest payments and $1,000 par value.)

If a bond is selling at a premium, then ________________________________.

Which of the following terms is a comparison of market yields on securities, assuming all characteristics except maturity are the same?

Calculate the price of a 6.5% coupon bond with 17 years left to maturity and a market interest rate of 10.5%. (Assume interest rates are semiannual and par value is $1,000.) Is this a discount or premium bond?

Yield to Call A 7.25 percent coupon bond with 25 years left to maturity can be called in 5 years. The call premium is one year of coupon payments. It is offered for sale at $1066.24. What is the yield to call of the bond? (Assume that interest payments are paid semi-annually and par value is $1,000.)

Yields of a Bond A 4.5 percent coupon municipal bond has 10 years left to maturity and has a price quote of 97.75. The bond can be called in 4 years. The call premium is one year of coupon payments. What is the bond's taxable equivalent yield for an investor in the 33 percent marginal tax bracket? (Assume interest payments are paid semi-annually and a par value of $5,000.)

Bonds are issued by which of the following?

A 7.5% coupon bond with 16 years left to maturity is offered for sale at $834.92. What yield to maturity is the bond offering? (Assume interest payments are paid semi-annually and par value is $1,000.)

A corporate bond with a 5% coupon has 10 years left to maturity. It has had a credit rating of BBB and a yield to maturity of 8.0%. The firm has recently gotten into some trouble and the rating agency is downgrading the bonds to BB. The new appropriate discount rate will be 9%. What will be the change in the bond's price in dollars? Assume interest payments are paid semi-annually and par value is $1,000.

A 5.5% coupon municipal bond has 16 years left to maturity and has a price quote of 92.55. The bond can be called in 9 years. The call premium is one year of coupon payments. Compute the bond's yield to maturity and yield to call. Assume interest payments are paid semi-annually and a par value of $5,000.

Which of the following is not true about EE savings bonds?

Interest Payments Determine the interest payment for the following three bonds: 5½ percent coupon corporate bond (paid semi-annually), 6.45 percent coupon Treasury note, and a corporate zero coupon bond maturing in 10 years. (Assume a $1,000 par value.)

Which of the following is not a correct statement?

Call Premium A 5.5 percent corporate coupon bond is callable in four 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? (Assume annual interest payments.)

A 10% coupon bond has 15 years to maturity and could be called in 2 years. If the bond is called, investors will earn 4%. The call premium is one year of coupon payments. If coupon payments are made annually and par value is $1,000, what is the bond's yield to maturity?

Which of the following is an important advantage to the issuer of a bond with a call provision?

A 7.5% coupon bond with 9 years left to maturity is priced to offer a 10.4% yield to maturity. You believe that in one year, the yield to maturity will be 8%. What is the change in price the bond will experience in dollars? (Assume interest payments are semiannual and par value is $1,000.)

Which of the following would NOT be an example of an agency bond?

A 3.75% TIPS has an original reference CPI of 183.9. If the current CPI is 214.7, what is the current interest payment? (Assume semi-annual interest payments and a par value of $1,000.)

A 5 1/8% TIPS has an original reference CPI of 191.8. If the current CPI is 188.3, what is the par value of the TIPS?