All Three Bonds Pay Interest Annually

question 41

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{l}\text { The following information relates to Questions } 15 - 17\\\begin{array} { l c c c c } \hline \text { Bond } & \text { Coupon Rate } & \text { Time-to-Maturity } & \text { Time-to-Maturity } & \text { Spot Rates } \\\hline \mathrm { X } & 8 \% & 3 \text { years } & 1 \text { year } & 8 \% \\\mathrm { Y } & 7 \% & 3 \text { years } & 2 \text { years } & 9 \% \\\mathrm { Z } & 6 \% & 3 \text { years } & 3 \text { years } & 10 \% \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$
All three bonds pay interest annually.
-based upon the given sequence of spot rates, the yield-to-maturity of bond Z is closest to:

• A) 9.00%.
• B) 9.92%.
• C) 11.93%

---

Definitions:

Related Items

A term that refers to objects, concepts, or data points that are linked or associated with one another in some way.

Clusters

Groups of similar items or data points that are closer to each other than to other items or points in a dataset.

Annual Percentage Rate

The yearly interest percentage rate that expresses the total cost of borrowing, including fees and charges.

Compounded

The process by which an investment grows over time as earnings are reinvested to generate additional earnings, known as compound interest.