4-3: Bond Valuation

Problem 4-17

Bond Value as Maturity Approaches

An investor has two bonds in his portfolio. Each bond matures in 4 years, has a face value of $1,000, and has a yield to maturity equal to 8.6%. One bond, Bond C, pays an annual coupon of 12%; the other bond, Bond Z, is a zero coupon bond. Assuming that the yield to maturity of each bond remains at 8.6% over the next 4 years, what will be the price of each of the bonds at the following time periods? Assume time 0 is today. Fill in the following table. Round your answers to the nearest cent.

t

Price of Bond C

Price of Bond Z

0

$

$

1

2

3

4