Bond value and time-Constant required returns Pecos Manufacturing has just issued a 15 -year, 8% coupon interest rate, $1,000p ar bond that pays interest annually. The required return is currently 6%, and the company is certain it will remain at 6% until the bond matures in 15 years. a. Assuming that the required return does remain at 6% until maturity, find the value of the bond with (1) 15 years, (2) 12 years, (3) 9 years, (4) 6 years, (5) 3 years, (6) 1 year to maturity. b. All else remaining the same, when the required return differs from the coupon interest rate and is assumed to be constant to maturity, what happen to bond value as time moves toward maturity? Explain in light of the following graph: Bond value and time-Constant required returns Pecos Manufacturing has just issued a 15 -year, 8% coupon interest rate, $1,000p ar bond that pays interest annually. The required return is currently 6%, and the company is certain it will remain at 6% until the bond matures in 15 years. a. Assuming that the required return does remain at 6% until maturity, find the value of the bond with (1) 15 years, (2) 12 years, (3) 9 years, (4) 6 years, (5) 3 years, (6) 1 year to maturity. b. All else remaining the same, when the required return differs from the coupon interest rate and is assumed to be constant to maturity, what happen to bond value as time moves toward maturity? Explain in light of the following graph