Bond a Pays $10 at the End of Year 1

question 73

Essay

Bond A pays $10 at the end of year 1 and $110 at the end of year 2,bond B pays $5 at the end of year 1 and $105 at the end of year 2,and bond C pays $20 at the end of year 1 and $120 at the end of year 2.If bond A is selling for $100,bond B for $95,and bond C for $105,does the law of one price hold? If not,describe the arbitrage that would restore the law of one price.

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Definitions:

Gross Profit

The revenue from sales minus the cost of goods sold, indicating the efficiency of a company's core operations.

Intra-entity Sales

Sales transactions occurring between two parts of the same entity, often involving the transfer of goods or services.

Equity Method

A method for recording investments in which the investor acknowledges its share of investee profits and losses in proportion to its ownership.

Income Recognition

The process by which revenue is accounted for and recorded on the financial statements in the period it is earned and can be reliably measured.