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Problem 7-11 Bond yields One year ago Clark Company issued a 10-year, 15% semian

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Problem 7-11
Bond yields

One year ago Clark Company issued a 10-year, 15% semiannual coupon bond at its par value of $1,000. Currently, the bond can be called in 6 years at a price of $1,075, and it now sells for $1,180.

What is the bond's nominal yield to maturity? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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What is the bond's nominal yield to call? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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What is the current yield? (Hint: Refer to Footnote 7 for the definition of the current yield and to Table 7.1.) Round your answer to two decimal places.
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What is the expected capital gains (or loss) yield for the coming year? Round your answer to two decimal places.
%

Problem 7-12
Yield to call

It is now January 1, 2014, and you are considering the purchase of an outstanding bond that was issued on January 1, 2012. It has a 8.5% annual coupon and had a 15-year original maturity. (It matures on December 31, 2026.) There is 5 years of call protection (until December 31, 2016), after which time it can be called at 109-that is, at 109% of par, or $1,090. Interest rates have declined since it was issued; and it is now selling at 111.545% of par, or $1,115.45.

What is the yield to maturity? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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What is the yield to call? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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Explanation / Answer

Problem 7-11
Bond yields

One year ago Clark Company issued a 10-year, 15% semiannual coupon bond at its par value of $1,000. Currently, the bond can be called in 6 years at a price of $1,075, and it now sells for $1,180.

What is the bond's nominal yield to maturity? Round your answer to two decimal places.

YTM = rate(nper,pmt,pv,fv) * 2

Nper (indicates the period) = (10-1)*2 = 18

PV (indicates the price) = 1180

PMT (indicate the semi annual payment) = 1000*15%*1/2 = 75

FV (indicates the face value) = 1000

Rate (indicates YTM) = ?

YTM = rate( 18,75,-1180,1000)*2

YTM = 11.71%


What is the bond's nominal yield to call? Round your answer to two decimal places.

YTC = rate(nper,pmt,pv,fv) * 2

Nper (indicates the period) = (6-1)*2 = 10

PV (indicates the price) = 1180

PMT (indicate the semi annual payment) = 1000*15%*1/2 = 75

FV (indicates the call value) = 1075

Rate (indicates YTC) = ?

YTC = rate( 10,75,-1180,1075)*2

YTC = 11.34%

What is the current yield? (Hint: Refer to Footnote 7 for the definition of the current yield and to Table 7.1.) Round your answer to two decimal places.

Current yield = semi annual payment/Current price * 2

Current yield = 75/1180 * 2

Current yield = 12.71%

What is the expected capital gains (or loss) yield for the coming year? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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Epected capital gains (or loss) yield = YTM - Current yield

Epected capital gains (or loss) yield = 11.71% - 12.71%

Epected capital gains (or loss) yield = - 1%

Problem 7-12
Yield to call

It is now January 1, 2014, and you are considering the purchase of an outstanding bond that was issued on January 1, 2012. It has a 8.5% annual coupon and had a 15-year original maturity. (It matures on December 31, 2026.) There is 5 years of call protection (until December 31, 2016), after which time it can be called at 109-that is, at 109% of par, or $1,090. Interest rates have declined since it was issued; and it is now selling at 111.545% of par, or $1,115.45.

What is the yield to maturity? Round your answer to two decimal places.

YTM = rate(nper,pmt,pv,fv)

Nper (indicates the period) = 15 - 2 = 13 year

PV (indicates the price) = 1115.45

PMT (indicate the annual payment) = 1000*8.5% = 85

FV (indicates the face value) = 1000

Rate (indicates YTM) = ?

YTM = rate( 13,85,-1115.45,1000)

YTM = 7.11%


What is the yield to call? Round your answer to two decimal places.

YTC = rate(nper,pmt,pv,fv)

Nper (indicates the period) = 15 - 2 = 13 year

PV (indicates the price) = 1115.45

PMT (indicate the annual payment) = 1000*8.5% = 85

FV (indicates the call value) = 1090

Rate (indicates YTC) = ?

YTC = rate( 3,85,-1115.45,1090)

YTC = 6.91%