Assume that the Financial Management Corporations $1,000-par-value bond had a 5.700% coupon, matured on May 15, 2020,

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Assume that the Financial Management Corporation’s $1,000-par-value bond had a 5.700% coupon, matured on May 15, 2020, had a current price quote of 97.708, and had a yield to maturity (YTM) of 6.034%. Given this information, answer the following questions:

a. What was the dollar price of the bond?

b. What is the bond’s current yield?

c. Is the bond selling at par, at a discount, or at a premium? Why?

d. Compare the bond’s current yield calculated in part b to its YTM and explain


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Principles Of Managerial Finance

ISBN: 978-0136119463

13th Edition

Authors: Lawrence J. Gitman, Chad J. Zutter

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