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A company issues a ten-year bond at par with a coupon rate of 6.1% paid semi-annually. The YTM at the beginning of the third
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Particulars Cash flow Discount factor Discounted cash flow
present value Interest payments-Annuity (4.3%,16 periods) 30.5 11.39860 347.66
Present value of bond face amount -Present value (4.3%,16 periods) 1,000 0.50986 509.86
Bond price                    857.52
Face value                 1,000.00
Premium/(Discount)                   -142.48
Interest amount:
Face value 1,000
Coupon/stated Rate of interest 6.100%
Frequency of payment(once in) 6 months
Interest amount 1000*0.061*6/12= 30.5
Present value calculation:
yield to maturity/Effective rate 8.60%
Effective interest per period(i) 0.086*6/12= 4.300%
Number of periods:
Particulars Amount
Number of interest payments in a year                                     2
Years to maturiy                                  8.0
Number of periods                                   16

Price of bond is $858.

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