QUESTION 4

Carlos Holdings Berhad is a property developer company in Malaysia, due to high demand of property, the company has decided to build up a new township which located at Bangi. The project's estimated cost is RM750 million and they were planning to finance using debt which by issuing bond. The bond has a par value RM1,000 with 10 percent coupon rate and will mature in 10 years. Dr. Danial is a retail investor and he has decided to buy the bond.

Calculate the value of bond (Vb) if the required rate of return is 8 percent. Determine the new value of bond (Vb) if the market rate has increased to 12 percent. Define Yield to Maturity (YTM) in bond investment. Explain THREE (3) characteristics of bon Describe THREE (3) characteristics of shares