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Ford Motor Company issues a 5-year bond with a coupon rate of 7% and a face...

Ford Motor Company issues a 5-year bond with a coupon rate of 7% and a face value of $100. The bond pays interest semiannually. What is the price of the bond if the yield to maturity is 6% compounded semiannually?

Please provide the excel formula to help with the solution.

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The present value of the following bond can be calculated by inserting following vales in the string of present value function in the excel sheet :-

The arguments are :-

Future value :- $100

PMT :- $3.5 SEMIANNUAL coupons of 7%

Nper :- 10 (semmiannual in 5) years

I/Y ( rate) :- 0.03 ( 6 percent rate semmianual)

Type =o

=PV(rate, nper, pmt, [fv], [type])

Present value = $134.6428

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