Compute the price of a 6.7 percent coupon bond with ten years left to maturity and a market interest rate of 7.0 percent. (Assume interest payments are semiannual.) (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Bond price $ Is this a discount or premium bond? Discount bond Premium bond
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We can do this by multiplying the coupon rate (6.7%) by the face value of the bond and dividing by 2 (since there are two semiannual payments per year): Coupon payment = 0.067 x $1000 / 2 = $33.50 Show more…
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