bonds carried a coupon rate of 9 6/8%
O In early January 2010, you purchased $21,000 worth of some high-grade corporate bonds. The bonds carried a coupon of 9% and mature in 2024. You paid 97.091 when you bought the bonds. Over the five years from 2010 through 2014, the bonds were priced in the market as follows: Coupon payments were made on schedule throughout the 5-year period a. Find the annual holding period returns for 2010 through 2014. (See Chapter 5 for the HPR formula) b. Use the average retum information in the given table to evaluate the investment performance of this bond. How do you think it stacks up against the market? Explain a. The holding period return for 2010 is % (Round to two decimal places.) The holding period return for 2011 is 0% (Round to two decimal places) The holding period return for 2012 is % (Round to two decimal places) The holding period return for 2013 is % (Round to two decimal places.) The holding period return for 2014 is % (Round to two decimal places.) b. Use the average return information in the given table to evaluate the investment performance of this bond. How do you think it stacks up against the marker? Explain. (Select the best choice below) The high-grade corporate bond investment has outperformed the market. The average rate of return for the investment is 15.32% versus the average market rate of 589% The market has outperformed the corporate bond investment. The average rate of return for the investment is 5.83% versus the average market rate of 15.32% (Round to two decimal places.) Data Table (Click on the icon located on the top-right corner of the data table below in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) eg m po Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Quoted Prices (% of $1,000 par value) Beginning End of of the Year the Year 97.091 104.356 104.356 106.203 106.203 110.995 110.995 120.043 120.043 131.101 Average Holding Period Return on High-Grade Corporate Bonds 7.30% 11.72% -6.89% 7.90% 9.11% Print Done In early January 2010, you purchased $21,000 worth of some high-grade corporate bonds. The bonds carried a coupon of 0% and mature in 2024. You paid 97.091 when you bought the bonds. Over the five years from 2010 through 2014, the bonds were priced in the market as follows.Coupon payments were made on schedule throughout the 5-year period. a. Find the annual holding period retums for 2010 through 2014. (SeeChapter 5 for the HPR formula.) b. Use the average return information in the given table to evaluate the investment performance of this bond. How do you think it stacks up against the market Explain. a. The holding period retum for 2010 is % (Roundo wo decimal places.) The holding period return for 2011 is 0% (Roundo two decimal places.) The holding period return for 2012 is [% (Roundo two decimal places.) The holding period return for 2013 is (% (Roundo two decimal places.) The holding period return for 2014 is % (Roundo two decimal places.) . Use the average return information in the given table to evaluate the investment performance of this bond. How do you think it stacks up against the market Explain (Selecthe best choice below.) 5.83% The high-grade corporate bond investment has outperformed the market. The average rate of return for the investment is 15.32% versus the average market rate of The market has outperformed the corporate bond investment. The average rate of return for the investment is 6.83% versus the average market rate of 15.32%
