The Four Steps to Determining the Price of a Bond

question 74

Multiple Choice

The four steps to determining the price of a bond are ________.

• A)determine the amount and timing of the present cash flows,determine the appropriate discount rate,find the present value of the lump-sum principal and the annuity stream of coupons,and add the PVs of the principal and coupons
• B)determine the amount and timing of the future cash flows,determine the appropriate discount rate,find the future value of the lump-sum principal and the annuity stream of coupons,and add the FVs of the principal and coupons
• C)determine the amount and timing of the future cash flows,determine the appropriate discount rate,find the present value of the lump-sum principal and the annuity stream of coupons,and multiply the PVs of the principal and coupons
• D)determine the amount and timing of the future cash flows,determine the appropriate discount rate,find the present value of the lump-sum principal and the annuity stream of coupons,and add the PVs of the principal and coupons

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