FINANCE HOMEWORK

1. The Saleemi Corporations $1,000 bonds pay 9 percent interest annually and have 13 year until maturity. You can purchase the bond $895.

What is the yield to maturity on this bond?Should you purchase the bond if the yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 9 percent?

(Round answers to two decimal places)

2.The 19-year, $1,000 par value bonds of Waco Industries pay 8 percent interest annually. The market price of the bond is $1,145, and the markets required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 5 percent.

Compute the bonds yield to maturity.Determine the value of the bond to you given the markets required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond?Should you purchase the bond?

(Round answers to two decimal places)

3. The 7-year, $1,000 par bonds of Vail Inc. pay 9 percent interest. The markets required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 5 percent. The market price for the bond is $1,120.

• Determine the yield to maturity.
• What is the value of the bonds to you given the yield to maturity on a comaparable-risk bond?
• Should you purchase the bond at the current market price?

(Round answers to two decimal places)

4. Abner Corporations bond mature in 16 years and pay 12 percent interest annually. If you purchase the bonds for $850, what is your yield to maturity? (Round to two decimal places)

5. Fingens 19-year, $1,000 par value bonds pay 12 percent interest annually? The market price of the bonds is $1,130 and the markets required yield to maturity on a comparable risk bond in 9 percent.

- Compute the bonds yield to maturity

1. - Determine the value of the bond to you, given your required rate of return.
2. - Should you purchase the bond?

(Round answers to two decimal places)

6. The market price is $775 for a 15-year bond ($1,000 par value) that pays 9 percent annual interest, but makes interest payments on a semiannual basis (4.5 percent semiannually) What is the bonds yield to maturity? (Round to two decimal places)

7. (Floating rate loan) The Bensington Glass Company entered into a loan agreement with the firm's bank to finance the firm's working capital. The loan called for a floating rate that was 25 basis points (0.25 percent) over an index for the based on LIBOR. In addition the loan adjusted weekly based on closing value of the index for the previous week and had a maximum annual rate of 2.24 percent and a minimum of 1.71 percent. Calculate the rate of interest for weeks 2 through 10.

Date	LIBOR
Week 1	1.94%
Week 2	1.68%
Week 3	1.53%
Week 4	1.36%
Week 5	1.65%
Week 6	1.68%
Week 7	1.68%
Week 8	1.88%
Week 9	1.87%