Overview:

you will apply the priniples used in calculating the price of a bond. Instructions: The yield of the 10-year US Treasury bond is 1.20%. It is the risk-free rate. You work for investment manager and your boss asks you to calculate the price of a 10-year corporate bond that yields 3.00% more than its risk-free rate and has a face value of $1,000. The fixed coupon of this corporate bond is 5.00%. Both bonds pay coupons annually.

What is the current price of the corporate bond? Calculate the price of the bond if its yield increased by 1.00%.

Calculate the price of the bond if its yield decreased by 1.00%.

Please discuss the risk associated with this change in interest rates?

Requirements:

Submit a Word document and Excel spreadsheet.

At least three pages in length, excluding the Title and Refer-ence pages.