1. A portfolio manager is considering an investment in a 4-year, 6% annual coupon payment bond corporate bond that is currently trading at 101 per 100 of par value. The annual conditional probability of default (hazard rate) is 5.0% and the recovery rate is 60%. The risk-free benchmark yield curve is flat at 4%.
   1. What is the fair value of the bond?
   2. Should the portfolio manager purchase the bond? Why or why not?
   3. What is the projected annual rate of return if the portfolio buys the bond at the market price of 101 per 100 of par, then the bond defaults at the end of year four?