Jackson Central has a 6-year, 8% annual coupon bond with a $1,000 par value. Earls Enterprises has a 12-year, 8% annual coupon bond with a $1,000 par value. Both bonds currently have a yield to maturity of 6%. Which of these two bonds should you buy if you expect interest rates to increase by 1%? Which if you expect interest rates to decrease by 1%?
Jackson Central has a 6-year, 8% annual coupon bond with a $1,000 par value. Earls Enterprises has a 12-year, 8% annual coupon bond with a $1,000 par value. Both bonds currently have a yield to maturity of 6%. Which of these two bonds should you buy if you expect interest rates to increase by 1%? Which if you expect interest rates to decrease by 1%?
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Masters Corp. issues two bonds with 18-year maturities. Both bonds are callable at $1,060. The first bond is issued at a deep discount with a coupon rate of 8% to yield 14.9%. The second bond is issued at par value with a coupon rate of 16.50%.
a. What is the yield to maturity of the par bond? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Yield to maturity %
b. If you expect rates to fall substantially in the next two years, which bond would you prefer to hold?
| Bond with a coupon rate 16.50% | |
| Bond with a coupon rate 8% |
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