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1)Ghost Rider Corporation has bonds on the market with 14 years to maturity, a Y

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Question

1)Ghost Rider Corporation has bonds on the market with 14 years to maturity, a YTM of 6.4 percent, and a current price of $962. What must the coupon rate be on the company’s bonds? Coupon rate ---% ?

2)Atlantis Fisheries issues zero coupon bonds on the market at a price of $426 per bond. These are callable in 9 years at a call price of $660. Using semiannual compounding, what is the yield to call for these bonds?

3)Great Wall Pizzeria issued 11-year bonds one year ago at a coupon rate of 5.3 percent. If the YTM on these bonds is 8.2 percent, what is the current bond price?

4)Consider a 7.6 percent coupon bond with seven years to maturity and a current price of $1,032.20. Suppose the yield on the bond suddenly increases by 2 percent

Use duration to estimate the new price of the bond ?

Calculate the new bond price ?

Thank you

4)Consider a 7.6 percent coupon bond with seven years to maturity and a current price of $1,032.20. Suppose the yield on the bond suddenly increases by 2 percent

a.

Use duration to estimate the new price of the bond ?

b.

Calculate the new bond price ?

Thank you

Explanation / Answer

1)

    

C = coupon payment
n = number of payments
i = interest rate, or required yield
M = value at maturity, or par value

962 = C *(Cumulative discount factor @ 6.4%,year 14)+1000{Assume}*(Discount rate @ year 14)

962 = [C* 9.069026]+[1000* 0.42]

C = 59.76

C = 60

           

Coupon rate = (60/1000)*100

                    = 6%

2)

                          = 0 + [(660-426)/(9*2)]/ [600+426/2]

                          = 13/513

                          = 0.02534

                          = 2.534%

3)

Year

Particulars

Cash flow

PVF@8.2

Present value

1

Interest

5.3

0.924214418

4.90

2

Interest

5.3

0.85417229

4.53

3

Interest

5.3

0.789438346

4.18

4

Interest

5.3

0.729610301

3.87

5

Interest

5.3

0.674316359

3.57

6

Interest

5.3

0.623212902

3.30

7

Interest

5.3

0.575982349

3.05

8

Interest

5.3

0.532331191

2.82

9

Interest

5.3

0.491988162

2.61

10

Interest

5.3

0.454702553

2.41

Redemption value

(Assume) 100

0.454702553

45.47

Total

80.72

4)

    

C = coupon payment
n = number of payments
i = interest rate, or required yield
M = value at maturity, or par value

1,032.20 = 76*(Cumulative discount factor @ X%,year 7) + 1000 *Discount rate at year 7

X (Yield on bond) = 7%

Suppose the yield on the bond suddenly increases by 2 percent

Year (A)

Particulars

Cash flow

PVF@7

Present value

Weight (B)

Duration (c) = (A)*(B)

1

Interest

76

0.934579439

71.03

0.069

0.07

2

Interest

76

0.873438728

66.38

0.064

0.13

3

Interest

76

0.816297877

62.04

0.060

0.18

4

Interest

76

0.762895212

57.98

0.056

0.22

5

Interest

76

0.712986179

54.19

0.052

0.26

6

Interest

76

0.666342224

50.64

0.049

0.29

7

Interest

76

0.622749742

47.33

0.046

0.32

7

Redemption value

1000

0.622749742

622.75

0.603

4.22

1032.20

1.000

5.70

Modified Duration = Duration /(1+YTM)

                               = 5.70/1.07

                               = 5.33 times

% change in bond price = -Modified duration * % Change in bond yield

                                       = -5.33*0.02

                                      = -0.1066

                                      = -10.66%

New bond price = 1032.20 – (10.32.20*0.1066)

                          = 110.032

Year

Particulars

Cash flow

PVF@8.2

Present value

1

Interest

5.3

0.924214418

4.90

2

Interest

5.3

0.85417229

4.53

3

Interest

5.3

0.789438346

4.18

4

Interest

5.3

0.729610301

3.87

5

Interest

5.3

0.674316359

3.57

6

Interest

5.3

0.623212902

3.30

7

Interest

5.3

0.575982349

3.05

8

Interest

5.3

0.532331191

2.82

9

Interest

5.3

0.491988162

2.61

10

Interest

5.3

0.454702553

2.41

Redemption value

(Assume) 100

0.454702553

45.47

Total

80.72