Exam 6: Bonds

Use the information for the question(s) below. -Shown above is information from FINRA regarding one of Bank of America's bonds. How much would the holder of such a bond earn each coupon payment for each $100 in face value if coupons are paid semiannually?

What is the dirty price of a bond?

Prior to its maturity date, the price of a zero-coupon bond is its face value.

A bond certificate includes ________.

A ten-year, zero-coupon bond with a yield to maturity of 4% has a face value of $1000. An investor purchases the bond when it is initially traded, and then sells it four years later. What is the rate of return of this investment, assuming the yield to maturity does not change?

The Sisyphean Company has a bond outstanding with a face value of $5000 that reaches maturity in 8 years. The bond certificate indicates that the stated coupon rate for this bond is 8.2% and that the coupon payments are to be made semiannually. Assuming that this bond trades for $4541.53, then the YTM for this bond is closest to ________.

The Sisyphean Company has a bond outstanding with a face value of $1000 that reaches maturity in 5 years. The bond certificate indicates that the stated coupon rate for this bond is 8.1% and that the coupon payments are to be made semiannually. Assuming the appropriate YTM on the Sisyphean bond is 10.6%, then this bond will trade at ________.

Consider a zero-coupon bond with a $1000 face value and 10 years left until maturity. If the YTM of this bond is 10.2%, then the price of this bond is closest to ________.

The above table shows the yields to maturity on a number of three-year, zero-coupon securities. What is the price per $100 of the face value of a three-year, zero-coupon corporate bond with a BBB rating?

A corporation issues a bond that generates the above cash flows. If the periods are of 3-month intervals, which of the following best describes that bond?

Luther Industries needs to raise $25 million to fund a new office complex. The company plans on issuing ten-year bonds with a face value of $1,000 and a coupon rate of 7.3% (annual payments). The following table summarizes the YTM for similar ten-year corporate bonds of various credit ratings: Assuming that Luther's bonds receive a AAA rating, the number of bonds that Luther must issue to raise the needed $25 million is closest to ________.

A university issues a bond with a face value of $5000 and a coupon rate of 4.41% that matures on July 15, 2018. The holder of such a bond receives coupon payments of $110.25. How frequently are coupon payments made in this case?

Use the information for the question(s) below. Luther Industries needs to raise $25 million to fund a new office complex. The company plans on issuing ten-year bonds with a face value of $1,000 and a coupon rate of 7.0% (annual payments). The following table summarizes the YTM for similar ten-year corporate bonds of various credit ratings: -Suppose that when these bonds were issued, Luther received a price of $972.42 for each bond. What is the likely rating that Luther's bonds received?

A company issues a ten-year $1,000 face value bond at par with a coupon rate of 6.1% paid semiannually. The YTM at the beginning of the third year of the bond (8 years left to maturity) is 8.1%. What is the new price of the bond?

Which of the following is true about the face value of a bond?

A firm issues two-year bonds with a coupon rate of 6.7%, paid semiannually. The credit spread for this firm's two-year debt is 0.8%. New two-year Treasury notes are being issued at par with a coupon rate of 3.1%. What should the price of the firm's outstanding two-year bonds be per $100 of face value?

A bond is said to mature on the date when the issuer repays its notional value.

Consider the following yields to maturity on various one-year, zero-coupon securities: The credit spread of the B corporate bond is closest to ________.

A bond has a $10,000 face value, ten years to maturity, and 8% semiannual coupon payments. What would be the expected difference in this bond's price immediately before and immediately after the next coupon payment?

A risk-free, zero-coupon bond with a face value of $10,000 has 15 years to maturity. If the YTM is 6.1%, which of the following would be closest to the price this bond will trade at?