my question is Q 21, bond yields, thank you so much !
wat versus Real Returns ILO41 Say you own an asset that had a total retum of 11.65 percent. If the inflation rate last year was 3.4 percent, what was your real return? 16. 18. 8 Treasury Quotes (LO2) Locate the Treasury issue in Figure 7.4 maturing in Tuary 2038. What is its coupon rate? What is its bid price? What was the previous day's asked price? Assume a par value of $10,000. 17. Using Treasury Quotes (LO2) Locate the Treasury bond in Figure 7.4 maturing in August 2039. Is this a premium or a discount bond? What is its current yield? What is its yield to maturity? What is the bid-ask spread in dollars? Assume a par value of $10,000 Bond Price Movements [LO2) Bond X is a premium bond making semiannual payments. The bond pays a coupon rate of 8.5 percent, has a YTM of 7 percent, and has 13 years to maturity. Bond Y is a discount bond making semiannual payments This bond pays a coupon rate of 7 percent, has a YTM of 8.5 percent, and also has 13 years to maturity. What is the price of each bond today? If interest rates remain unchanged, what do you expect the price of these bonds to be one year from now? In three years? In eight years? In 12 years? In 13 years? What's going on here? Illustrate your answers by graphing bond prices versus time to maturity. 19. Interest Rate Risk (LO2] Both Bond Sam and Bond Dave have 6.5 percent coupons, make semiannual payments, and are priced at par value. Bond Sam has 3 years to maturity, whereas Bond Dave has 20 years to maturity. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage change in the price of Bond Sam? Of Bond Dave? If rates were to suddenly fall by 2 percent instead, what would the percentage change in the price of Bond Sam be then? Of Bond Dave? Illustrate your answers by graphing bond prices versus YTM. What does this problem tell you about the interest rate risk of longer-term bonds? 20. Interest Rate Risk (LO2] Bond J has a coupon rate of 3 percent. Bond K has a coupon rate of 9 percent. Both bonds have 19 years to maturity, make semiannual payments, and have a YTM of 6 percent. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage price change of these bonds? What if rates suddenly fall by 2 percent instead? What does this problem tell you about the interest rate risk of lower-coupon bonds? 21. Bond Yields [LO2) Bourdon Software has 6.4 percent coupon bonds on the market with 18 years to maturity. The bonds make semiannual payments and currently seu for 106.8 percent of par. What is the current yield on the bonds? The YTM? The effective annual yield