Reference no: EM133021538
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Q1. XYZ Inc. has a bond with the following characteristics: Par: $8,000Time to maturity: 10 year
Coupon Rate: 5%, semi-annual payments
Yield to maturity: 6%
Calculate the price of the bond. (Enter a positive value and round to 2 decimals)
Q2. Rare Find Inc. has a bond with the following characteristics:
Par: $1,000
Time to maturity: 15 years
Coupon Rate: 7%, semi-annual payments
Yield to maturity: 4%
Calculate the price of the bond. (Enter a positive value and round to 2 decimals)
Q3. Derivation Inc. has a bond with the following characteristics:
Par: $4,000
Time to maturity: 5 years
Coupon Rate: 3%, semi-annual payments
Yield to maturity: 3%
Calculate the price of the bond. (Enter a positive value and round to 2 decimals)
Q4. You own an investment that had a total (nominal) return of 10% last year. Assume the inflation rate was 4%, calculate the real rate of return on the investment using the Exact Fisher Equation.
Q5. Suppose you are given the following information about U.S. Treasury Notes:
A 5-year T-NOTE has a yield to maturity of 0.80%
A 10-year T-NOTE has a yield to maturity of 1.51%
Suppose you are given the following information about U.S. TIPS Notes:
A 5-year TIPS has a yield to maturity of -1.64%
A 10-year TIPS has a yield to maturity of -0.85%
Calculate the 10-year break-even inflation rate using the approximate Fisher Equation.
Q6. Suppose that the real rate of return is 1.5% and the inflation rate is 4.5%, what rate of return would expect on the investment using the exact fisher equation?
Q7. Suppose a 10-year US Treasury Note is yielding 1.51%, and a 10-year Lubbock County Note is yielding 1.10%. If an investor has a marginal tax rate of 25%, calculate the after-tax yield for the taxable bond.
Q8. Suppose a 10-year US Treasury Note is yielding 1.51%, and a 10-year Lubbock County Note is yielding 1.10%. If an investor has a marginal tax rate of 25%, calculate the tax-equivalent yield for the tax-exempt bond.
Q9. Suppose a 10-year US Treasury Note is yielding 1.51%, and a 10-year Lubbock County Note is yielding 1.10%. Calculate the tax rate in which the investor would be indifferent between the two bonds.