USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 86

Multiple Choice

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
The following information is given concerning a substitution swap. You currently hold a 15-year, 7 percent coupon bond priced to yield 8 percent. As a swap candidate you are considering a 15-year, 7 percent coupon bond priced to yield 8.5 percent. Assume a reinvestment rate of 8.5 percent, semiannual compounding, and a one-year workout period.

-Refer to Exhibit 13.5. The dollar investment in the candidate bond is

• A) $812.57.
• B) $803.22.
• C) $874.16.
• D) $746.83.
• E) $700.01.

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