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A 4.40 percent coupon municipal bond has 16 years left to maturity and has a pri

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A 4.40 percent coupon municipal bond has 16 years left to maturity and has a price quote of 105.50. The bond can be called in eight years. The call premium is one year of coupon payments. (Assume interest payments are semiannual and a par value of $5,000.)

Compute the taxable equivalent yield (for an investor in the 35 percent marginal tax bracket). (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

A 4.40 percent coupon municipal bond has 16 years left to maturity and has a price quote of 105.50. The bond can be called in eight years. The call premium is one year of coupon payments. (Assume interest payments are semiannual and a par value of $5,000.)

Explanation / Answer

a)

Current yield = Annual Coupon/Price of Bond

Current yield = 4.40%*5000/ (105.50%*5000)

Current yield = 4.17%

b)

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

Nper (indicates the period) = 16

PV (indicates the price) = 5000*105.50% = 5275

PMT (indicate the annual payment) = 5000*4.4% = 220

FV (indicates the face value) = 5000

Rate (indicates YTM) = ?

YTM = rate(16,220,-5275,5000)

YTM = 3.93%

c)

Equivalent taxable yield = YTM*(1-tax rate)

Equivalent taxable yield = 3.93%*(1-35%)

Equivalent taxable yield = 2.55%

d)

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

Nper (indicates the period) = 8

PV (indicates the price) = 5000*105.50% = 5275

PMT (indicate the annual payment) = 5000*4.4% = 220

FV (indicates the call value) = 5000 + 220 = 5220

Rate (indicates YTC) = ?

YTC = rate(8,220,-5275,5220)

YTC = 4.06%

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