Clifford Clark is a recent retiree who is interested in investing some of his savings in corporate bonds. His financial planner has suggested the following bonds Bond A has an 8% annual coupon, matures in 12 years, and has a $1,000 face value. Bond B has a 6% annual coupon, matures in 12 years, and has a $1,000 face value. Bond C has a 7% annual coupon, matures in 12 years, and has a $1,000 face value Each bond has a yield to maturity of 7% The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel file below. Download the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below. Do not round intermediate calculations. Use a minus sign to enter negative values, if any, If an answer is zero, enter"0" Download spreadsheet Bond Valuation 2d7194.xlsx a. Before calculating the prices of the bonds, indicate whether each bond is trading at a premium, at a discount, or at par Bond A is selling at because its coupon rate is E the going interest rate. Bond B is selling at because its coupon rate is 1 the going interest rate Bond C is selling at [ because its coupon rate is [ the going interest rate b. Calculate the price of each of the three bonds, Round your answers to the nearest cent Price (bond A) S b. Calculate the price of each of the three bonds. Round your answers to the nearest cent. Price (Bond A): $ Price (Bond B): $ Price (Bond C): $ c. Calculate the current yield for each of the three bonds. (Hint: The expected current yield is calculated as the annual interest divided by the price of the bond.) Round your answers to two decimal places. Current yield (Bond A): % Current yield (Bond B): % Current yield (Bond C): % d. If the yield to maturity for each bond remains at 7%, what i I be the price of each bond 1 year from now? Round your answers to the nearest cent. Price (Bond A): $ Price (Bond B): $ Price (Bond C):$ What is the expected capital gains yield for each bond? What is the expected total return for each bond? Round your answers to two decimal places. Bond A Bond B Bond C 96 % Expected capital gains yield Perted total return M What is the expected capital gains yield for each bond? What is the expected total return for each bond? Round your answers to two decimal places. Bond A Bond B Bond C Expected capital gains yield % % % Expected total return % e. Mr. Clark is considering another bond, Bond D. It has an 8% semiannual coupon and a $1,000 face value (ie, it pays a $40 coupon every 6 months). Bond D is scheduled to mature in 6 years and has a price of $1,160. It is also callable in 4 years at a call price of $1,070. 1. What is the bond's nominal yield to maturity? Round your answer to two decimal places. 2. What is the bond's nominal yield to call? Round your answer to two decimal places. 3. 11 Mr. Clark were to purchase this bond, would be be more likely to receive the yield to maturity or yield to call? Explain your answer. Because the YTM is the YTC, Mr. Clark expect the bond to be called. Consequently, he would earni f. Explain briefly the difference between price risk and reinvestment risk. This risk of a decline in bond values due to an increase in interest rates is called) is called Which of the following bonds has the most price risk? Which has the most reinvestment risk? A1 year bond with a 7% annual coupon Avear bond with a 7% annual chunon The risk of an income decline due to a drop in interest rates Which of the following bonds has the most price risk? Which has the most reinvestment risk? A 1-year bond with a 7% annual coupon A 5-year bond with a 7% annual coupon A 5-year bond with a zero coupon A 10-year bond with a 7% annual coupon A 10-year bond with a zero coupon has the most price risk. A has the most reinvestment risk. 9. Calculate the price of each bond (A, B, and C) at the end of each year until maturity, assuming interest rates remain constant. Round your answers to the neares cent. Years Remaining. Until Maturity Bond A Bond C Bond B $ 12 11 $ 10 $ 9 A 8 7 6 $ $ 5 $ $ $ S $ $ $ $ $ S $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 5 5 g. Calculate the price of each bond (A, B, and C) at the end of each year until maturity, assuming interest rates remain constant. Round your answers to the nearest cent. Years Remaining Bond B Until Maturity 12 Bond C Bond A $ 11 $ 10 $ 9 Time Paths of Boods A. B. and C 8 S 2 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ S S $ S 5 $ $ 0 $ S Create a graph showing the time path of each bond's value. Choose the correct graph. The correct graph is A B Time Paths of Boods A, B, and C 51.300 1. What is the expected current yield for each bond in each year? Round your answers to two decimal places. Years Remaining Until Maturity Bond A Bond B. Bond C 12 % % % 11 % % % 10 % % % % % % % % % % % % % 5 " % 4 % % 3 24 N % % 2. What is the expected capital gains yield for each bond in each year? Round your answers to two decimal places. Years Remaining Until Maturity Bond A Bond B Bond C 12 % % 94 11 10 9 9 8 7 6 % % % % 2. What is the expected capital gains yield for each bond in each year? Round your answers to two decimal places. Years Remaining Until Maturity Bond A Bond B Bond C % % 12 % % % 11 % % % 10 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % 3 % % % 2 % % % % 3. What is the total return for each bond in each year? Round your answers to two decimal places, Years Remaining Until Maturity Bond A Bond B Bond C % % % 12 % 11 % % % 10 % 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 % % % ** % % 3. What is the total return for each bond in each year? Round your answers to two decimal places. Years Remaining Until Maturity Bond A Bond B Bond C % % 12 % 11 % % 10 % % 9 % % 96 8 6 5 -NWAU 4 3 % % % % *** % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % 94 Clifford Clark is a recent retiree who is interested in investing some of his savings in corporate bonds. His financial planner has suggested the following bonds Bond A has an 8% annual coupon, matures in 12 years, and has a $1,000 face value. Bond B has a 6% annual coupon, matures in 12 years, and has a $1,000 face value. Bond C has a 7% annual coupon, matures in 12 years, and has a $1,000 face value Each bond has a yield to maturity of 7% The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel file below. Download the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below. Do not round intermediate calculations. Use a minus sign to enter negative values, if any, If an answer is zero, enter"0" Download spreadsheet Bond Valuation 2d7194.xlsx a. Before calculating the prices of the bonds, indicate whether each bond is trading at a premium, at a discount, or at par Bond A is selling at because its coupon rate is E the going interest rate. Bond B is selling at because its coupon rate is 1 the going interest rate Bond C is selling at [ because its coupon rate is [ the going interest rate b. Calculate the price of each of the three bonds, Round your answers to the nearest cent Price (bond A) S b. Calculate the price of each of the three bonds. Round your answers to the nearest cent. Price (Bond A): $ Price (Bond B): $ Price (Bond C): $ c. Calculate the current yield for each of the three bonds. (Hint: The expected current yield is calculated as the annual interest divided by the price of the bond.) Round your answers to two decimal places. Current yield (Bond A): % Current yield (Bond B): % Current yield (Bond C): % d. If the yield to maturity for each bond remains at 7%, what i I be the price of each bond 1 year from now? Round your answers to the nearest cent. Price (Bond A): $ Price (Bond B): $ Price (Bond C):$ What is the expected capital gains yield for each bond? What is the expected total return for each bond? Round your answers to two decimal places. Bond A Bond B Bond C 96 % Expected capital gains yield Perted total return M What is the expected capital gains yield for each bond? What is the expected total return for each bond? Round your answers to two decimal places. Bond A Bond B Bond C Expected capital gains yield % % % Expected total return % e. Mr. Clark is considering another bond, Bond D. It has an 8% semiannual coupon and a $1,000 face value (ie, it pays a $40 coupon every 6 months). Bond D is scheduled to mature in 6 years and has a price of $1,160. It is also callable in 4 years at a call price of $1,070. 1. What is the bond's nominal yield to maturity? Round your answer to two decimal places. 2. What is the bond's nominal yield to call? Round your answer to two decimal places. 3. 11 Mr. Clark were to purchase this bond, would be be more likely to receive the yield to maturity or yield to call? Explain your answer. Because the YTM is the YTC, Mr. Clark expect the bond to be called. Consequently, he would earni f. Explain briefly the difference between price risk and reinvestment risk. This risk of a decline in bond values due to an increase in interest rates is called) is called Which of the following bonds has the most price risk? Which has the most reinvestment risk? A1 year bond with a 7% annual coupon Avear bond with a 7% annual chunon The risk of an income decline due to a drop in interest rates Which of the following bonds has the most price risk? Which has the most reinvestment risk? A 1-year bond with a 7% annual coupon A 5-year bond with a 7% annual coupon A 5-year bond with a zero coupon A 10-year bond with a 7% annual coupon A 10-year bond with a zero coupon has the most price risk. A has the most reinvestment risk. 9. Calculate the price of each bond (A, B, and C) at the end of each year until maturity, assuming interest rates remain constant. Round your answers to the neares cent. Years Remaining. Until Maturity Bond A Bond C Bond B $ 12 11 $ 10 $ 9 A 8 7 6 $ $ 5 $ $ $ S $ $ $ $ $ S $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 5 5 g. Calculate the price of each bond (A, B, and C) at the end of each year until maturity, assuming interest rates remain constant. Round your answers to the nearest cent. Years Remaining Bond B Until Maturity 12 Bond C Bond A $ 11 $ 10 $ 9 Time Paths of Boods A. B. and C 8 S 2 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ S S $ S 5 $ $ 0 $ S Create a graph showing the time path of each bond's value. Choose the correct graph. The correct graph is A B Time Paths of Boods A, B, and C 51.300 1. What is the expected current yield for each bond in each year? Round your answers to two decimal places. Years Remaining Until Maturity Bond A Bond B. Bond C 12 % % % 11 % % % 10 % % % % % % % % % % % % % 5 " % 4 % % 3 24 N % % 2. What is the expected capital gains yield for each bond in each year? Round your answers to two decimal places. Years Remaining Until Maturity Bond A Bond B Bond C 12 % % 94 11 10 9 9 8 7 6 % % % % 2. What is the expected capital gains yield for each bond in each year? Round your answers to two decimal places. Years Remaining Until Maturity Bond A Bond B Bond C % % 12 % % % 11 % % % 10 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % 3 % % % 2 % % % % 3. What is the total return for each bond in each year? Round your answers to two decimal places, Years Remaining Until Maturity Bond A Bond B Bond C % % % 12 % 11 % % % 10 % 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 % % % ** % % 3. What is the total return for each bond in each year? Round your answers to two decimal places. Years Remaining Until Maturity Bond A Bond B Bond C % % 12 % 11 % % 10 % % 9 % % 96 8 6 5 -NWAU 4 3 % % % % *** % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % 94