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A 10 year 20,000 par value bond has an 10% coupon rate payable semi-annually. It is...

A 10 year 20,000 par value bond has an 10% coupon rate payable semi-annually. It is callable beginning in year 8 at a 5% call premium. An investor buys the bond to yield 6% convertible semi-annually.      

  1. Find the purchase price of the bond.
  2. What is the nominal annual yield on the bond if held to maturity?
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A Par value (FV B Coupon rate ClNumber of compounding periods per vear 20,000 10.00% 2 1,000 10 4 D AxB/C Interest per period (PM El Number of vears to maturit Number of compounding periods till maturity 20 6.00% GMarket rate of return/Required rate of return Market rate of return/Required rate of return per G/c period (RATE) 3.00% Purchase price of the bond PV(RATE,NPER,PMT,FV)*-1 10 Purchase price of the bond $ 25,950.99 -PV( 3%,20, 1000,20000)-1 12

b)

Nominal annual will be 6%.

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