Fin111 Essay

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Tutorial 8 Bond Valuation and the Structure of Interest Rates Critical Thinking Questions 8.6 Explain why bond prices and interest rates are negatively related. What is the role of the coupon rate and term-to-maturity in this relationship? 8.9 An investor holds a 10-year bond paying a coupon of 9 per cent. The yield to maturity of the bond is 7.8 per cent. Would you expect the investor to be holding a par-value, premium, or discount bond? What if the yield to maturity was 10.2 per cent? Explain. Questions and problems 8.8 Zero coupon bonds: ALE Property Group is planning to fund a development project by issuing 10-year zero coupon bonds with a face value of $1000. Assuming semiannual compounding, what will be the price of these bonds if the appropriate discount rate is 14 per cent? 8.12 Realised yield: Four years ago, Lisa Stills bought 6-year, 5.5 per cent coupon bonds issued by Flight Centre for $947.68. If she sells these bonds at the current price of $894.52, what is the realised return on these bonds? Assume annual coupons on similar coupon-paying bonds. 8.15 Bond price: Metcash Ltd is issuing 8-year bonds with a coupon rate of 6.5 per cent and semiannual coupon payments. If the current market rate for similar bonds is 8 per cent, what will be the price of the bond? If the company wants to raise $1.25 million, how many bonds does the company have to sell? 8.16 Bond price: QBE Insurance has outstanding bonds that will mature in 6 years and pay an 8 per cent coupon, interest being paid semiannually. If you paid $1036.65 today, and your required rate of return was 6.6 per cent, did you pay the right price for the bond? UOW FIN 111 Page 1 Tutorial

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