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A corporate bond with a face value of $100,000 was issued six years ago and there are nine years remaining until maturity. The bond pays semi-annual coupon payments of $4500, the coupon rate is 9% pa paid twice yearly and rates in the marketplace are 9.4% pa compounded semi-annually. What is the value of the bond today? Group of answer choices $98,975.05 $97,606.30 $71,095.02 $100,000.00 $98,196.97

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A corporate bond with a face value of 100,000wasissuedsixyearsagoandtherearenineyearsremaininguntilmaturity.Thebondpayssemiannualcouponpaymentsof100,000 was issued six years ago and there are nine years remaining until maturity. The bond pays semi-annual coupon payments of 4500, the coupon rate is 9% pa paid twice yearly and rates in the marketplace are 9.4% pa compounded semi-annually. What is the value of the bond today?

Group of answer choices

$98,975.05

$97,606.30

$71,095.02

$100,000.00

$98,196.97

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Solution

To find the value of the bond today, we need to calculate the present value of the future cash flows, which are the semi-annual coupon payments and the face value of the bond at maturity.

Step 1: Calculate the present value of the semi-annual coupon payments.

The bond pays semi-annual coupon payments of $4500 for the next 9 years, which is 18 periods. The discount rate is 9.4% per annum compounded semi-annually, so the discount rate per period is 9.4%/2 = 4.7%.

Using the formula for the present value of an annuity:

PV = C * [(1 - (1 + r)^-n) / r]

where: C = coupon payment = $4500 r = discount rate per period = 4.7% = 0.047 n = number of periods = 18

PV = 4500[(1(1+0.047)18)/0.047]=4500 * [(1 - (1 + 0.047)^-18) / 0.047] = 60,606.30

Step 2: Calculate the present value of the face value of the bond at maturity.

The face value of the bond is $100,000, which will be received in 18 periods. Using the formula for the present value of a single sum:

PV = FV / (1 + r)^n

where: FV = future value = $100,000 r = discount rate per period = 4.7% = 0.047 n = number of periods = 18

PV = 100,000/(1+0.047)18=100,000 / (1 + 0.047)^18 = 37,000

Step 3: Add the present values calculated in steps 1 and 2 to find the value of the bond today.

Value of bond = PV of coupon payments + PV of face value Value of bond = 60,606.30+60,606.30 + 37,000 = $97,606.30

So, the value of the bond today is 97,606.30.Thecorrectansweris97,606.30. The correct answer is 97,606.30.

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