The Price Today of a 4-Year Default-Free Security with a Face

question 39

Multiple Choice

The price today of a 4-year default-free security with a face value of $1000 and an annual coupon rate of 5.25% is closest to:

• A)$1000.
• B)$1003.
• C)$1008.
• D)$987.

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Definitions:

Capacitance

Refers to the amount of electric charge that a capacitor can hold, measured in Farads, at a given voltage.

Reactive Power

The component of electrical power that does not result in useful work, measured in VARs (volt-amps reactive), and is generated by reactive components like capacitors and inductors.

Inductive Reactance

A measure of the opposition that an inductor presents to alternating current, due to the magnetic field created by the current.

Capacitive Reactance

The resistance that a capacitor offers to alternating current, depending on the frequency of the current and the capacitor value, measured in ohms.