Assume you have a 1-year investment horizon and are trying to choose among three bonds. All have the same degree of default risk and mature in 10 years. The first is a zero-coupon bond that pays $1,000 at maturity. The second has an 6.4% coupon rate and pays the $64 coupon once per year. The third has a 7.4% coupon rate and pays the $74 coupon once per year.

a. If all three bonds are now priced to yield 5% to maturity, what are the prices of: (i) the zero-coupon bond; (ii) the 6.4% coupon bond; (iii) the 7.4% coupon bond? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

b. If you expect their yields to maturity to be 5% at the beginning of next year, what will be the price of each bond? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)(i) the zero-coupon bond; (ii) the 6.4% coupon bond; (iii) the 7.4% coupon bond?

c. What is your before-tax holding-period return on each bond? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)(i) the zero-coupon bond; (ii) the 6.4% coupon bond; (iii) the 7.4% coupon bond?

d. If your tax bracket is 30% on ordinary income and 22.6% on capital gains income, what will be the after-tax rate of return on each bond? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)(i) the zero-coupon bond; (ii) the 6.4% coupon bond; (iii) the 7.4% coupon bond?

e. Recalculate your answers to (b)(d) under the assumption that you expect the yields to maturity on each bond to be 4% at the beginning of next year. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) (i) the zero-coupon bond; (ii) the 6.4% coupon bond; (iii) the 7.4% coupon bond?

price 1 year from now:

pre-tax rate of return:

After-tax rate of return: