Question

(Bond valuation) Hamilton, Inc. bonds have a coupon rate of 8 percent. The interest is paid somiannually, and the bonds mature in 14 years. Their par value is $1,000 If your required rate of return is 15 percent, what is the value of the bond? What is the value of the interest is paid annually? a. If the interest is paid semiannually, the value of the bond is $ . (Round to the nearest cont.)

Answer 1

Price of Bond = PV of CFs

Period	CF	PVf @7.5%	Disc CF
1	$      40.00	0.9302	$       37.21
2	$      40.00	0.8653	$       34.61
3	$      40.00	0.8050	$       32.20
4	$      40.00	0.7488	$       29.95
5	$      40.00	0.6966	$       27.86
6	$      40.00	0.6480	$       25.92
7	$      40.00	0.6028	$       24.11
8	$      40.00	0.5607	$       22.43
9	$      40.00	0.5216	$       20.86
10	$      40.00	0.4852	$       19.41
11	$      40.00	0.4513	$       18.05
12	$      40.00	0.4199	$       16.79
13	$      40.00	0.3906	$       15.62
14	$      40.00	0.3633	$       14.53
15	$      40.00	0.3380	$       13.52
16	$      40.00	0.3144	$       12.58
17	$      40.00	0.2925	$       11.70
18	$      40.00	0.2720	$       10.88
19	$      40.00	0.2531	$       10.12
20	$      40.00	0.2354	$         9.42
21	$      40.00	0.2190	$         8.76
22	$      40.00	0.2037	$         8.15
23	$      40.00	0.1895	$         7.58
24	$      40.00	0.1763	$         7.05
25	$      40.00	0.1640	$         6.56
26	$      40.00	0.1525	$         6.10
27	$      40.00	0.1419	$         5.68
28	$      40.00	0.1320	$         5.28
28	$ 1,000.00	0.1320	$     132.00
Price			$     594.93