Exhibit 19 -Refer to Exhibit 19

question 5

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 19.1
Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S)
The following information is given concerning a pure yield pick-up swap: You currently hold a 10 year, 7 percent coupon bond priced to yield 8 percent. As a swap candidate you are considering a 10 year, 8 percent coupon bond priced to yield 9 percent. Assume a reinvestment at 9 percent, semiannual compounding, and a one-year workout period.
$$\begin{array} { l c c } & \text { Current Bond } & \text { Candidate Bond } \\\hline \text { Dollar Investment } & \$ 932.05 & \$ 934.96 \\\text { Caupan } & \$ 70.00 & \$ 80.000 \\\text { i an One Coupon } & \$ 1.575 & ? \\\text { Principal Value at Year End } & \$ 936.70 & ? \\\text { Total Accrued } & \$ 1008.28 & ? \\\text { Realized Compound Yield } & 8.018 \% & ?\end{array}$$
-Refer to Exhibit 19.1.The realized compound yield on the candidate bond is

• A) 7.0%
• B) 11.0%
• C) 10.0%
• D) 9.0%
• E) 12.0%

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Definitions:

Price Discrimination

A pricing strategy where a company charges different prices to different groups of customers for the same product or service, based on factors other than production costs.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount producers are willing to accept for a good or service and the actual amount they receive in the market.

Price Discrimination

The strategy of selling the same product at different prices to different groups of consumers, based on their willingness or ability to pay.

Perfect Competition

A market structure where many companies sell products that are identical to each other and no single firm can influence the market price.