(Bond valuation) You own a 15-year, $1,000 par value bond paying 6.5 percent interest annually. The market price of the bond is $950, and your required rate of return is 9 percent. a. Compute the bond's expected rate of return. b. Determine the value of the bond to you, given your required rate of return. c. Should you sell the bond or continue to own it? a. What is the expected rate of return of the 15-year, $1,000 par value bond paying 6.5 percent interest annually if its market price is $950? 8.28% (Round to two decimal places.) (Bond valuation) At the beginning of the year, you bought a $1,000 par value corporate bond with an annual coupon rate of 11 percent and a maturity date of 15 years. When you bought th had an expected yield to maturity of 9 percent. Today the bond sells for $1,360. 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.) (Bond valuation) Hamilton, Inc. bonds have a coupon rate of 11 percent. The interest is paid semiannually, and the bonds mature in 7 years. Their par value is $1,000. If your required rate 9 percent, what is the value of the bond? What is the value if the interest is paid annually? a. If the interest is paid semiannually, the value of the bond is $ (Round to the nearest cent.)