$\begin{array}{cc}
\text { Year } & \text { 1-Year Forward Rate } \
1 & 5\% \
2 & 5.5\% \
3 & 6.0\% \
4 & 6.5\% \
5 & 7.0\%
\end{array}$
Calculate the price at the beginning of year 1 of an 8% annual coupon bond with face value $1,000 and 5 years to maturity.
A) $1,105.47
B) $1,131.91
C) $1,084.35
D) $1,150.01
E) $719.75

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$\begin{array}{cc}
\text { Year } & \text { 1-Year Forward Rate } \
1 & 5\% \
2 & 5.5\% \
3 & 6.0\% \
4 & 6.5\% \
5 & 7.0\%
\end{array}$
 Calculate the price at the beginning of year 1 of an 8% annual coupon bond with face value $1,000 and 5 years to maturity.
A) $1,105.47
B) $1,131.91
C) $1,084.35
D) $1,150.01
E) $719.75

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To calculate the price of the bond, we discount each of the bond's cash flows (annual coupons and the face value at maturity) back to the present value using the given 1-year forward rates for each respective year. The bond pays an 8% annual coupon on a $1,000 face value, which is $80 per year, and repays the $1,000 face value at the end of year 5.1. Year 1 coupon: $80 discounted at 5% (1-year forward rate for year 1) = $80 / (1 + 0.05) = $76.192. Year 2 coupon: $80 discounted at 5.5% (1-year forward rate for year 2) = $80 / (1 + 0.055)^2 = $71.873. Year 3 coupon: $80 discounted at 6.0% (1-year forward rate for year 3) = $80 / (1 + 0.06)^3 = $67.204. Year 4 coupon: $80 discounted at 6.5% (1-year forward rate for year 4) = $80 / (1 + 0.065)^4 = $62.235. Year 5 coupon and face value: $80 coupon + $1,000 face value = $1,080 discounted at 7.0% (1-year forward rate for year 5) = $1,080 / (1 + 0.07)^5 = $807.86Adding these present values together gives the price of the bond at the beginning of year 1:$76.19 + $71.87 + $67.20 + $62.23 + $807.86 = $1,085.35The closest answer provided is $1,084.35, which is a slight rounding difference from the calculated value.

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