Question

You find the following corporate bond quotes. To calculate the number of years until maturity, assume that it is currently January 15, 2019 and the bonds have a par value of $2,000. Last Yield ?? Company (Ticker) Coupon Xenon, Inc. (XIC) 7000 Kenny Corp. (KCC) 7.280 Williams Co. (WICO) ?? Maturity Jan 15, 2039 Jan 15, 2038 Jan 15, 2045 Last Price 94.343 ?? 94.895 EST $ Vol (000's) 57,378 48,957 43,818 5.46 7.16 a. What price would you expect to pay for the Kenny Corp. bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the bond's current yield? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a. Price b. Current yield 6.01%

Answer 1

a.

Calculating Price of Kenny Corp. Bond,

Using TVM Calculation,

PV = [FV = 2,000, PMT = 145.60, N = 19, I = 0.0546]

PV = $2,423.87

Current Yield = 145.60/2,423.87

Current Yield = 6.01%