A Bond Has a Par Value of $1,000, a Time

question 90

Multiple Choice

A bond has a par value of $1,000, a time to maturity of 20 years, a coupon rate of 10% with interest paid annually, a current price of $850, and a yield to maturity of 12%.Intuitively and without using calculations, if interest payments are reinvested at 10%, the realized compound yield on this bond must be

• A)10.00%.
• B)10.9%.
• C)12.0%.
• D)12.4%.
• E)None of the options

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Definitions:

Net Operating Income

The income generated from a company's everyday business operations, excluding taxes and interest.

Discount Rate

The specified interest rate for determining the present value of future cash flows in the context of discounted cash flow studies.

Payback Period

The time it takes for an investment to generate an amount of income or cash equal to the cost of the investment.

Useful Life

The expected period of time during which an asset remains useful for the purposes for which it was acquired.