1.. CSM Corporation has a bond issue outstanding at the end of 2015. The bond has 15...
Question:
1.. CSM Corporation has a bond issue outstanding at the end of 2015. The bond has 15 years remaining to maturity and carries a coupon interest rate of 6%. Interest on the bond is compounded on a semiannual basis. The par value of the CSM bond is
$1,000, and it is currently selling for $874.42.
TO DO Create a spreadsheet similar to the Excel spreadsheet examples located in the chapter for yield to maturity and semiannual interest to model the following:
a. Create a spreadsheet similar to the Excel spreadsheet examples located in the chapter to solve for the yield to maturity.
b. Create a spreadsheet similar to the Excel spreadsheet examples located in the chapter to solve for the price of the bond if the yield to maturity is 2% higher.
c. Create a spreadsheet similar to the Excel spreadsheet examples located in the chapter to solve for the price of the bond if the yield to maturity is 2% lower.
d. What can you summarize about the relationship between the price of the bond, the par value, the yield to maturity, and the coupon rate?
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Principles Of Managerial Finance
ISBN: 9780133546408
7th Edition
Authors: Lawrence J Gitman, Chad J Zutter