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Chapter 15 Homework:
Prices of zero-coupon bonds reveal the following pattern of forward rates:
Year
Forward Rate
1
5%
2
6
3
7
In addition to the zero-coupon bond, investors also may purchase a 3-year bond making annual payments
of $50 with par value $1,000.
a. What is the price of the coupon bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer
to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
Price
$
b. What is the yield to maturity of the coupon bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round
your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)
Yield to maturity
%
c. Under the expectations hypothesis, what is the expected realized compound yield of the coupon bond?
(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%"
sign in your response.)
Realized compound yield
%
d. If you forecast that the yield curve in 1 year will be flat at 6.0%, what is your forecast for the expected
rate of return on the coupon bond for the 1-year holding period? (Do not round intermediate
calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)
Holding period return
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