Which bond would an investor rather purchase

Assignment Help Microeconomics
Reference no: EM131022305

Week 4:

1. Suppose a municipal bond is paying an interest rate (yield to maturity) of 5.25%, while a corporate bond is paying an interest rate of 5.60%. Assuming these two bonds are otherwise identical (same level of risk, etc.), at what tax rate would an investor be indifferent between purchasing one bond or the other? Suppose the tax rate is actually 5%. Which bond would an investor rather purchase?

2. Price a bond that matures in two years with face value of $1000 and coupon rate of 7% if the real interest rate is 3% and inflation is expected to be 2% for the first year of the bond's life and 3% for the second year of the bond's life.

3. Let the spread (ask price minus bid price) on a 90-day Treasury bill be $0.0023 on a certain date. If the asked yield on this T-bill is 3.84% (a discount yield on an annualized basis), what must the bid yield be on that date? Use the approximation 1 year = 360 days.

Reference no: EM131022305

Questions Cloud

Calculate the number of wind generators : Calculate the number of wind generators required to produce the equivalent energy of a 600MW CCGT operating at 80% load factor. Assume the average wind speed is 8 m/s, rotor diameter is 80 m, and conversion efficiency (coefficient of performance, Cp)..
Use the following information to determine the ending : Use the following information to determine the ending cash balance to be reported on the month ended June 30 cash budget.
State three main characteristics of electricity supply : State three main characteristics of electricity supply
How do students in your school compare nationally : What would you determine to be contributing factors to the scores represented on your school's report card? Why?
Which bond would an investor rather purchase : Assuming these two bonds are otherwise identical, at what tax rate would an investor be indifferent between purchasing one bond or the other? Suppose the tax rate is actually 5%. Which bond would an investor rather purchase?
Calculate the nominal gdp for all three years : Calculate the nominal GDP for all three years. Using 2008 as the base year, calculate real GDP for all three years. Calculate the GDP deflator for all three years using a 100 point scale and the change in the GDP deflator for 2007-2008 and 2008-2009
Set ofpredefined number : Design a circuit that will check if a two digits decimal number is equal to a set ofpredefined number. If they are the same, then allow a door to be unlocked. Else, the doorwill stay locked. Can anyone give me some idea on this topic?
How many high quality coins will be change hands : Draw the graphs depicting the supply and demand for bonds and the supply and demand for loanable funds - How many high quality coins will be change hands? How many low quality coins will change hands? What is the issue here?
The energy band gap of germanium : The energy band gap of germanium is 0.72 eV at 300 K. the fraction of the total number of electrons ( conduction and valence band ) in the conduction band at 300 K

Reviews

Write a Review

Microeconomics Questions & Answers

  The free rider problem

Question: Explain why the free rider problem makes it difficult for perfectly competitive markets to provide the Pareto efficient level of a public good.

  Failure of the super committee is good thing for economy

Some commentators have argued that the failure of the “Super committee” is good thing for the economy?  Do you agree?

  Case study analysis about optimum resource allocation

Case study analysis about optimum resource allocation: -  Why might you suspect (even without evidence) that the economy might not be able to produce all the schools and clinics the Ministers want? What constraints are there on an economy's productio..

  Fixed cost and vairiable cost

Questions:  :   Which of the following are likely to be fixed costs and which variable costs for a chocolate factory over the course of a month?  Explain your choice.

  Problem - total cost, average cost, marginal cost

Problem - Total Cost, Average Cost, Marginal Cost: -  Complete the following table of costs for a firm.  (Note: enter the figures in the  MC   column  between  outputs of  0 and 1, 1 and 2, 2 and 3, etc.)

  Oligopoly and demand curve problem

Problem based on Oligopoly and demand curve,  Draw and explain the demand curve facing each firm, and given this demand curve, does this mean that firms in the jeans industry do or do not compete against one another?

  Impact of external costs on resource allocation

Explain the impact of external costs and external benefits on resource allocation;  Why are public goods not produced in sufficient quantities by private markets?  Which of the following are examples of public goods (or services)? Delete the incorrec..

  Shifts in demand and movements along the demand curve

Describe the differences between shifts in demand and movements along the demand curve. What are the main factors which can shift the demand curve? Explain why they cause the demand curve to shift. Use examples and draw graphs to support your discuss..

  Article review question

Article Review Question: Read the following excerpts from the article "Fruit, veg costs surge' by Todd, Dagwell, published in the Herald on January 25th 2011 and answer questions below:

  Long-term growth, international trade & globalization

Long-term Growth, International Trade & Globalization:- This question deals with concepts such as long-term growth, international trade and globalization. Questions related to trade deficit, trade surplus, gains from trade, an international trade sce..

  European monetary union (emu) in crisis

"Does the economic bailout of Spain and Greece spell the beginning of the end for the European Monetary Union (EMU)?"

  Development game “settlers of catan”

Read the rules of the game, the overview and the almanac for the Development Game "Settlers of Catan"

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd