The Canadian Government has once again decided to issue a consol (a bond with a never ending interest payment and no maturity date). The bond will pay $80 in interest each year (at the end of the year), but it will never return the principal. The current discount rate for Canadian government bonds is 7%. What should this consol bond sell for in the market?
The value of the console shall be : ( price for which it will sell in the market)
Value = Interest paid/ Discount rate
= $80/ 0.07
= $1142.8571
= $1142.86 ( rounded off to two decimal places)
The Canadian Government has once again decided to issue a consol (a bond with a never...
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