(Bond valuation)

At the beginning of the year, you bought a $1,000 par value corporate bond with an annual coupon rate of 16%, and a maturity date of

17 years. When you bought the bond, it had an expected yield to maturity of 14% Today the bond sells for $1,280.

a. What did you pay for the bond?

b. If you sold the bond at the end of the year, what would be your one-period return on the investment? Assume that you did not receive any interest payment during the holding period.

a. The price you paid for the bond is $_______ - Round to the nearest cent.

b. If you sold the bond today, your one-period return on the investment is ______% - Round to two decimal places.

Which of the following affect an asset's value to an investor?

I. Amount of an asset's expected cash flow

II. The riskiness of the cash flows

III. Timing of an asset's cash flows

IV. Investor's required rate of return

A.

I, II, IV

B.

I, II, III, IV

C.

I, III, IV

D.

I, II, III