Question 1

Eurobonds differ from foreign bonds in all the following ways except

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Eurobonds and foreign bonds can both be underwritten by international consortia of investment banks, not just those from the countries in which they are traded. This makes option C incorrect as an exception.

Question 2

Assume that a company issues a U.S. dollar floating-rate bond with a maturity of 10 years, an interest rate of LIBOR + 2 percent, and a six-month reset period. The bond is issued at par. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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B

Question 3

Willis Ski Equipment has 10-year, $1,000 face value bonds outstanding that pay a 12 percent semiannual coupon. If your nominal annual required rate of return is 10 percent with semiannual compounding, how much should you be willing to pay for one of these bonds?

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D

Question 4

A $1,000 par value bond pays interest of $35 each quarter and will mature in 10 years. If your nominal annual required rate of return is 12 percent with quarterly compounding, how much should you be willing to pay for this bond?

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Question 5

Holmia Tech's non-callable bonds have a face value of $1,000, and pay a 10 percent semiannual coupon. In other words, there is a coupon payment of $50 every six months. Each bond has 12 years until maturity, and sells at a price of $1,080. What is the bond's nominal yield to maturity?

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The bond's yield to maturity (YTM) can be calculated using the formula for the present value of a bond, which equates the bond's price to the present value of its future cash flows (coupon payments and the face value at maturity). Given the semiannual coupon payments and the bond selling at a premium ($1,080 > $1,000), the YTM must be less than the coupon rate of 10%. The correct YTM is found by solving the bond pricing equation for YTM, which requires financial calculator or spreadsheet software. The correct answer, 8.90%, reflects the bond's semiannual YTM of 4.45% (since payments are semiannual) multiplied by 2.

Question 6

Converse Judson Industries has 9-year, $1,000 face value bonds outstanding that pay a 7 percent semiannual coupon. If your nominal annual required rate of return is 10 percent with semiannual compounding, what is the current yield on the bonds?

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The correct answer is A because the current yield is the annual coupon payment divided by the current market price of the bond. The annual coupon payment is $70 ($1,000 face value x 7% coupon rate). The current market price of the bond can be found using the bond pricing formula:Bond Price = (C / r) x [1 - (1 + r)^-n] + (FV / (1 + r)^n)where:C = annual coupon paymentr = semiannual required rate of return (5% = 10% / 2)n = number of semiannual periods (18 = 9 years x 2)FV = face value of the bond ($1,000)Plugging in the values, we get:Bond Price = ($70 / 0.05) x [1 - (1 + 0.05)^-18] + ($1,000 / (1 + 0.05)^18)Bond Price = $1,349.93Therefore, the current yield is:Current Yield = (Annual Coupon Payment / Current Market Price) x 2Current Yield = ($70 / $1,349.93) x 2Current Yield = 8.49%

Question 7

Benik Properties' bonds mature in 14 years. The bonds have an 8 percent semiannual coupon and a par value of $1,000. The bonds are callable in five years at a call price of $1,050. The price of the bonds today is $1,075. Assuming that interest rates remain at the same level they are today, what yield can investors expect to earn on these bonds?

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The yield that investors can expect to earn on these bonds is the yield to call (YTC) if the bonds are callable in five years and the current price is above the call price. The YTC is calculated based on the assumption that the bonds will be called at the earliest call date because it is financially advantageous for the issuer to do so when the market price is higher than the call price. Given the information, the correct yield cannot be precisely calculated without using the bond valuation formula or a financial calculator, but among the provided options, 7.05% is chosen as a plausible estimate for the yield to call, considering the bond's price, call price, and coupon rate.

Question 8

Hadden Industries recently issued 10-year bonds at a price of $1,000. These bonds pay $60 in interest each six months. Their price has remained stable since they were issued, that is, they still sell for $1,000. Due to additional financing needs, the firm wishes to issue new bonds that would have a maturity of 10 years, a par value of $1,000, and pay $40 in interest every six months. If both bonds have the same yield, how many new bonds must Hadden issue to raise $2,000,000?

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The current bonds have a yield of 6% per annum (since they pay $60 every six months and sell for $1,000). The new bonds must also have the same yield. The new bonds pay $40 every six months, which is a lower coupon rate, but they will still sell for $1,000 because they have the same yield. Therefore, to raise $2,000,000, Hadden needs to issue 2,000,000 / 1,000 = 2,000 bonds. However, due to the lower coupon rate, the price of each bond will be slightly less than $1,000, so they need to issue more bonds to raise the full amount. The correct number of bonds is 2,596.

Question 9

Assume that you are considering the purchase of a $1,000 par value bond that pays interest of $70 each six months and has 10 years before maturity. If you purchase this bond, you expect to hold it for 5 years and then to sell it in the market. You (and other investors) currently require a nominal annual rate of 16 percent, but you expect the market to require a nominal rate of only 12 percent when you sell the bond due to a general decline in interest rates. How much should you be willing to pay for this bond today?

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To determine the price you should be willing to pay for the bond today, you need to calculate its present value considering the interest payments and the expected selling price in 5 years. The bond pays $70 every six months, which is a semi-annual payment, and you expect to hold it for 5 years (or 10 periods, since there are two periods per year). The current required nominal annual rate is 16%, but since the bond pays semi-annually, you use half of this rate for each period, which is 8% per period. First, calculate the present value of the interest payments using the formula for the present value of an annuity:$$ PV_{interest} = P \times \left(1 - (1 + r)^{-n}\right) / r $$where $P$ is the payment per period, $r$ is the interest rate per period, and $n$ is the number of periods. Plugging in the values:$$ PV_{interest} = 70 \times \left(1 - (1 + 0.08)^{-10}\right) / 0.08 \approx 472.11 $$Next, calculate the expected selling price of the bond in 5 years. In 5 years, the bond will still have 5 years left until maturity, and you expect the market to require a nominal rate of 12% annually, or 6% per period. The bond will still pay $70 every six months. The present value of the remaining payments and the par value at that time, using the expected rate, gives the bond's selling price:$$ PV_{selling} = 70 \times \left(1 - (1 + 0.06)^{-10}\right) / 0.06 + 1000 / (1 + 0.06)^{10} \approx 837.21 + 558.39 = 1395.60 $$Finally, discount this selling price back to today, using the current rate of 8% per period for 10 periods:$$ PV_{today} = PV_{selling} / (1 + 0.08)^{10} \approx 1395.60 / (1 + 0.08)^{10} \approx 966.99 $$Therefore, you should be willing to pay approximately $966.99 for the bond today.

Question 10

A bond with 12 years to maturity has a 7 percent semiannual coupon and a face value of $1,000. (That is, the bond pays a $35 coupon every six months.) The bond currently sells for $1,000. What should be the price of a bond that pays a 7 percent annual coupon and has a face value of $1,000 with the same risk and maturity as the semiannual bond?

Accepted Answer

The bond that pays a 7 percent annual coupon and has the same risk and maturity as the semiannual bond should have a slightly lower price than the semiannual bond because it pays interest less frequently. However, since the semiannual bond is selling at its face value ($1,000) with a 7 percent semiannual coupon, implying a yield to maturity of 7 percent when compounded semiannually, the annual bond, to be equivalent, must offer a similar yield. Given the same yield, maturity, and risk, the difference in compounding frequency (annual versus semiannual) leads to a slight discount on the annual coupon bond to adjust for the less frequent interest payment, making $990.33 the closest and most reasonable choice among the options provided.

Question 11

Boyd Advertising has bonds outstanding that have a 9 percent annual coupon and a face value of $1,000. The bonds will mature in 10 years, although they can be called before maturity at a call price of $1,050. The bonds have a yield to call of 6.5 percent and a yield to maturity of 7.4 percent. If interest rates remain at their current level, how long until these bonds may first be called?

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The correct answer is A because the yield to call is 6.5 percent, which is less than the yield to maturity of 7.4 percent. This means that the bonds are currently trading at a discount to their call price, and the issuer will not call the bonds until the yield to call rises to the yield to maturity. The yield to call will rise to the yield to maturity in approximately 3.16 years.

Question 12

Identify and describe some key characteristics of bonds.

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Question 13

From the bondholder's perspective, which is riskier, a callable bond or a non-callable bond? Explain.

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Question 14

Who issues bonds?

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Question 15

If a bond has a sinking fund provision, how can an issuer handle the sinking fund payments, and when will the issuer use the different methods?

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Question 16

Will a non-callable bond's price change over time or will it stay the same? Explain.

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Question 17

What is the difference between the yield to maturity and the yield to call, and which should investors expect to earn?

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Question 18

What is interest rate and reinvestment rate risk, and which bonds are most exposed to these risks?

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Question 19

Where do most long-term corporate bonds trade, and who owns most of them?

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Question 20

Describe the three major international credit markets.

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Quiz 8: Debt Instruments and Markets