P611 Bond prices and yields Assume that the Financial Management Corporations $1,000-par-value bond had a 5.700% coupon,

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P6–11 Bond prices and yields Assume that the Financial Management Corporation’s

$1,000-par-value bond had a 5.700% coupon, matures on May 15, 2023, has a current price quote of 97.708, and has 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 why they differ.

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Principles Of Managerial Finance

ISBN: 9780133546408

7th Edition

Authors: Lawrence J Gitman, Chad J Zutter

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