You've collected the following information about a corporate bond:

	A	B
1	Face value	1,000
2	Years to maturity	18
3	Coupon rate	0.031
4	Yield to maturity	0.047

The yield to maturity is the market interest rate for bonds of similar risk and maturity.

It is Jan. 2, 2014, and interest payments occur on Jan. 1 and July 1 of each year.

Attempt 1/3 for 10 pts.

Part 1

What is the amount of each coupon payment?

Attempt 1/3 for 10 pts.

Part 2

Copy the table above to Excel and add two rows, one showing the number of periods from now and the second one the cash flow from the bond at each time. What is the cash flow in the last period?

Attempt 1/3 for 10 pts.

Part 3

Using the appropriate discount rate, what is the present value of the cash flow in the last period? Add another row to your spreadsheet.