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An investor owned a 9 percent annual payment coupon bond for six years that was originally purchased at a 9 percent required return. She did
An investor owned a 9 percent annual payment coupon bond for six years that was originally purchased at a 9 percent required return. She did not reinvest any coupons; she redeemed the bond at par.
a) What was her annual realized rate of return?
b) What if she did reinvest the coupons but only earned 5 percent on each coupon? Why are your answers not equal to 9 percent?
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a To calculate the annual realized rate of return we need to consider both the annual coupon payments and the capital gain or loss from the difference ...
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Foundations of Financial Management
Authors: Stanley Block, Geoffrey Hirt, Bartley Danielsen, Doug Short, Michael Perretta
10th Canadian edition
1259261018, 1259261015, 978-1259024979
