The 15-year, $1,000 par value bonds of Waco Industries pay 8 percent interest annually. The market price

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The 15-year, $1,000 par value bonds of Waco Industries pay 8 percent interest annually. The market price of the bond is $1,085, and the market’s required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 10 percent.

a. Compute the bond’s yield to maturity.

b. Determine the value of the bond to you given the market’s required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond.

c. Should you purchase the bond?


Maturity
Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...
Par Value
Par value is the face value of a bond. Par value is important for a bond or fixed-income instrument because it determines its maturity value as well as the dollar value of coupon payments. The market price of a bond may be above or below par,...
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Financial Management Principles and Applications

ISBN: 978-0133423822

12th edition

Authors: Sheridan Titman, Arthur Keown, John Martin

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