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Corporation issued 15 year, 7% annual coupon bonds at par of $1000 5 years ago.

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Question

Corporation issued 15 year, 7% annual coupon bonds at par of $1000 5 years ago. Today the market interest rate on silimar risk bonds is 5%. What is the current selling price of the bonds given that they now have 10 years to maturity?

a. 1154.43 b. 1207.59 c. 1000 d. 1700

What is the dividend yield for a stock with a $2.40 dividend and share price of $40?

a. 6% b. 5.8% c. 9% d. 10%

Stock NUM has a beta of .8. Risk free rate is 4%, RPm is 6%. Growth is 5%. 1. What is the required return? 2. If the current dividend was $2, what is the stock price?

a. 5.9%, 70

b. 8.8%, 52.63

c. 8.8%, 55.26

d. 8.8%, 22.73

You are advising a friend on two stock choices. Details are below:

Return 2012   2013    2014

ABC      (9)        19        5

DEF     (12)      24        3

What is the average return for each ABC and DEF? Just based on the above, which stock has a higher risk?

a 5%, 5%, ABC

b 11%,13% ABC

c 5%,5%, DEF

d 11%,13% DEF

Explanation / Answer

a 1,154.43

a. 1154.43 Statemnet showing Price or Intrinsic Value Particulars Time PVf @5% Amount PV Cash inflows (Interest)                     1.00       0.9524                       70.00                       66.67 Cash inflows (Interest)                     2.00       0.9070                       70.00                       63.49 Cash inflows (Interest)                     3.00       0.8638                       70.00                       60.47 Cash inflows (Interest)                     4.00       0.8227                       70.00                       57.59 Cash inflows (Interest)                     5.00       0.7835                       70.00                       54.85 Cash inflows (Interest)                     6.00       0.7462                       70.00                       52.24 Cash inflows (Interest)                     7.00       0.7107                       70.00                       49.75 Cash inflows (Interest)                     8.00       0.6768                       70.00                       47.38 Cash inflows (Interest)                     9.00       0.6446                       70.00                       45.12 Cash inflows (Interest)                   10.00       0.6139                       70.00                       42.97 Cash inflows (Maturity Amount)                   10.00       0.6139                 1,000.00                     613.91 Intrinsic Value of Bond                 1,154.43 a 6% Dividend Yield = Dividend / Share price = 2.40/40 = 6% c. 8.8%, 55.26 ke = Rf +B*RPM ke = 4% + .8*6% = 8.8% P0 = 2*1.05/(8.8%-5%) = $55.26 a 5%, 5%, ABC ABC = (-9%+19%+5%)/3 = 5% DEF = (-12% +24%+3%)/3 =5%