30. A BBB-rated corporate bond has a yield to maturity of 8.2%. A U.S. Treasury security has...

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30. A BBB-rated corporate bond has a yield to maturity of 8.2%. A U.S. Treasury security has a yield to maturity of 6.5%. These yields are quoted as APRs with semiannual compounding. Both bonds pay semiannual coupons at a rate of 7% and have five years to maturity.

a. What is the price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of the Treasury bond?

b. What is the price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of the BBB-rated corporate bond?

c. What is the credit spread on the BBB bonds?

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Fundamentals Of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9780134475561

4th Edition

Authors: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo, Jarrad Harford

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