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YIELD 4.093111 The bond has a face value of $1,000.00 and makes semiannual payme

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YIELD 4.093111

The bond has a face value of $1,000.00 and makes semiannual payments.

1. The KT BUG, bond sells at: (A) par value (B) A discount from par (C) par value less the annual coupon payment (D) A premium over par

(The correct answer is D. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY)

2. The KT BUG bond is a(n) __________grade bond. (A) High (B) Medium (C) Very Low (D) Low

(The correst answer is D. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY)

3. The KT BUG, bond makes an annual interest payment of: (A) $32.32 (B) $20.47 (C) $40.93 (D) $64.60

(The correct answer is D. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY)

4. The High of 103.875 can be interpreted as:

(A) a high price of $103.875

(B) a high annual coupon payment of $103.875

(C) a high price of 103.875 percent of the bond's current value (this is the correct answer, why?)

(D) a high price equal to 103.875 percent of the bonds current value

ISSUER NAME KT BUG SYMBOL FJFIEK23404 COUPON 6.46% MATURITY 04/28/2019 HIGH 103.875 LOW 103.25 LAST 103.375 CHANGE -0.425

Explanation / Answer

semiannual period interest payment present value factor@4.093% present value of cash flow 1 32.3 0.97995 31.65239206 2 32.3 0.960302 31.01776851 3 32.3 0.941049 30.39586903 4 32.3 0.922181 29.7864385 5 32.3 0.903691 29.18922692 6 1032.3 0.885572 914.1764134 value of ond 1066.218108 answer is D bond is selling out at a price of 1066.21 which is at premium of 66.21 answer is D it is low grade bond because coupon rate is high but yield is low answer is D total annual interest 32.3*2 = 64.6 answer is c a high price of 103.875 percent of the bond's current value because bond is selling out at 103.875 times of current value and this is the highest price for the time.