Question

Bourdon Software has 8.6 percent coupon bonds on the market with 20 years to maturity. The bonds make semiannual payments and currently sell for 107.1 percent of par. What is the current yield on the bonds? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Current yield What is the YTM? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) YTM What is the effective annual yield? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Effective annual yield

Answer 1

a)

current yield = annual coupon payment/current price

= 86/1071

= 8.03%

b)

YTM = RATE(number_of_periods, payment_per_period, present_value, [future_value], [end_or_beginning], [rate_guess]) * 2

= RATE(40,43,-1071,1000) * 2

= 7.89%

c)

effective annual yield

= (1+ 8.03%/2)^2 - 1

= 8.19%