答案和详解如下： 31．mon Moving has a 13.25 percent coupon semiannual coupon bond currently trading in the market at $1,229.50. The bond has eight years remaining until maturity, but only two years until first call on the issue at 107.50 percent of $1,000 par value. Which of the following is closest to the yield to first call on the bond? A) 5.16%. B) 9.14%. C) 4.72%. D) 4.21%. The correct answer was C) To compute yield to first call, enter: FV=$1,075, N=2x2=4, PMT=$66.25, PV= –1,229.50, and solve for I/Y=2.36%, annualized as (2.36)(2) = 4.72%. 32．&E has a bond outstanding with a 7 percent semiannual coupon that is currently priced at $779.25. The bond has remaining maturity of 10 years but has a first put date in 4 years at the par value of $1,000. Which of the following is closest to the yield to first put on the bond? A) 14.92%. B) 7.73%. C) 11.26%. D) 14.46%. The correct answer was D) To compute yield to first put, enter: FV=$1,000, N=2x4=8, PMT=$35, PV=-$779.25, and solve for I/Y=7.23%, annualized as (7.23)(2) = 14.46%. 33．ond is selling at a discount relative to its par value. Which of the following relationships holds? A) yield to maturity < coupon rate < current yield. B) current yield < coupon rate < yield to maturity. C) coupon rate < current yield < yield to maturity. D) current yield < yield to maturity < coupon yield. The correct answer was C) When a bond is selling at a discount, it means that the bond has a larger YTM (discount rate that will equate the PV of the bond's cash flows to its current price) than its current yield (coupon payment/current market bond price) and coupon payment. 34．culate the current yield and the Yield-to-first Call on a bond with the following characteristics: §
5 years to maturity §
$1,000 face value §
8.75% semi-annual coupon §
Priced to yield 9.25% §
Callable at $1,025 in two years
| Current Yield | Yield-to-Call |
A) 8.93% 11.02% B) 9.83% 19.80% C) 12.67% 11.02% D) 8.93% 5.51% The correct answer was A) To calculate the CY and YTC, we first need to calculate the present value of the bond: FV = 1,000, N = 10 = 5*2, PMT = 43.75 =(1000*0.0875)/2, I/Y = 4.625 (9.25 / 2), Compute PV = -980.34 (negative sign because we entered the FV and payment as positive numbers). Then, CY = (Face value * Coupon) / PV of bond = (1,000 * 0.0875) / 980.34 = 8.93%. And the YTC calculation is: FV = 1,025 (price at first call), N = 4 (2*2), PMT = 43.75 (same as above), PV = –980.34 (negative sign because we entered the FV and payment as positive numbers), Compute I/Y = 5.5117 (semi-annual rate, need to multiply by 2) = 11.02%. 35．n a bond's coupon rate is greater than its current yield, and its current yield is greater than its yield to maturity, the bond is a: A) par value bond. B) discount bond. C) premium bond. D) zero-coupon bond. The correct answer was C) For a premium bond, coupon rate > current yield > yield to maturity.
For a par bond, coupon rate = current yield = yield to maturity.
For a discount bond, coupon rate < current yield < yield to maturity. | 
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