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Question 1 of 25

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The rate of return required by investors for owning a bond to its maturity is called the

  

A. coupon rate.

  

B. current yield.

  

C. par rate.

  

D. yield to maturity.

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Question 2 of 25

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Which of the following statements regarding bond terminologies is INCORRECT?

  

A.

The written, legally binding agreement between the corporate borrower and
the lender detailing the terms of a bond issue is called the indenture.

  

B. The unsecured long-term debts of a firm are commonly called debentures.

  

C.

A special account that sets aside periodic payments for bond redemption is
called a sinking fund.

  

D.

An agreement giving the bond issuer the option to repurchase the bond at a
specified price prior to maturity is called the zero provision.

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Question 3 of 25

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Which of the following statements regarding bond trading is INCORRECT?

  

A. The long-term bonds issued by the U.S. government are called Treasury Bills.

  

B. The long-term bonds issued by state and local governments in the United
States are called municipal bonds.

  

C. A bond that makes no coupon payments (and thus is initially priced at a deep
discount) is called a zero coupon bond.

  

D. The price a dealer is willing to pay for a security is called the bid price.

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Question 4 of 25

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Which bond would most likely possess the least degree of interest rate risk?

  

A. 8% coupon rate, 15 years to maturity

  

B. 10% coupon rate, 10 years to maturity

  

C. 12% coupon rate, 8 years to maturity

  

D. 8% coupon rate, 12 years to maturity

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Question 5 of 25

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What is the value of a bond that will pay a total of 50 semiannual coupons of $80 each over the remainder of its life? The yield to maturity is 12%, p.a. Note: B = C [{1 1/(1+y)t}/y] + F /(1+y)t. Be careful about specifying t and y for this semiannual bond.

  

A. $ 734.86

  

B. $ 942.26

  

C. $1,135.90

  

D. $1,315.24

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Question 6 of 25

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Dizzy Corporations 10-year semiannual bond bearing a coupon rate of 12% is currently selling for $950. Given this information, which of the following is the correct valuation equation for this bond? Note: PVIFA(r,t) = [{1-1/(1+r)t}/r] and PVIF(r,t) = 1/(1+r)t.

  

A. B = 120 [PVIFA(12%, 10)] + 1,000 [PVIF(12%, 10)]

  

B. $950 = 120 [PVIFA(r, 10)] + 1,000 [PVIF(r, 10)]

  

C. $950 = 60 [PVIFA(r/2, 20)] + 1,000 [PVIF(r/2, 20)]

  

D. B = 60 [PVIFA(6%, 20)] + 1,000 [PVIF(6%, 20)]

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Question 7 of 25

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To find the yield-to-maturity of the bond in Question #6 by trial and error, which of the following numbers should you pick as your first try?

  

A. 13%

  

B. 12%

  

C. 11%

  

D.

Any number (like one of your favorite lotto numbers).

Question 1 of 25

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The rate of return required by investors for owning a bond to its maturity is called the

  

A. coupon rate.

  

B. current yield.

  

C. par rate.

  

D. yield to maturity.

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Question 2 of 25

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Which of the following statements regarding bond terminologies is INCORRECT?

  

A.

The written, legally binding agreement between the corporate borrower and
the lender detailing the terms of a bond issue is called the indenture.

  

B. The unsecured long-term debts of a firm are commonly called debentures.

  

C.

A special account that sets aside periodic payments for bond redemption is
called a sinking fund.

  

D.

An agreement giving the bond issuer the option to repurchase the bond at a
specified price prior to maturity is called the zero provision.

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Question 3 of 25

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Which of the following statements regarding bond trading is INCORRECT?

  

A. The long-term bonds issued by the U.S. government are called Treasury Bills.

  

B. The long-term bonds issued by state and local governments in the United
States are called municipal bonds.

  

C. A bond that makes no coupon payments (and thus is initially priced at a deep
discount) is called a zero coupon bond.

  

D. The price a dealer is willing to pay for a security is called the bid price.

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Question 4 of 25

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Which bond would most likely possess the least degree of interest rate risk?

  

A. 8% coupon rate, 15 years to maturity

  

B. 10% coupon rate, 10 years to maturity

  

C. 12% coupon rate, 8 years to maturity

  

D. 8% coupon rate, 12 years to maturity

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Question 5 of 25

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What is the value of a bond that will pay a total of 50 semiannual coupons of $80 each over the remainder of its life? The yield to maturity is 12%, p.a. Note: B = C [{1 1/(1+y)t}/y] + F /(1+y)t. Be careful about specifying t and y for this semiannual bond.

  

A. $ 734.86

  

B. $ 942.26

  

C. $1,135.90

  

D. $1,315.24

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Question 6 of 25

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Dizzy Corporations 10-year semiannual bond bearing a coupon rate of 12% is currently selling for $950. Given this information, which of the following is the correct valuation equation for this bond? Note: PVIFA(r,t) = [{1-1/(1+r)t}/r] and PVIF(r,t) = 1/(1+r)t.

  

A. B = 120 [PVIFA(12%, 10)] + 1,000 [PVIF(12%, 10)]

  

B. $950 = 120 [PVIFA(r, 10)] + 1,000 [PVIF(r, 10)]

  

C. $950 = 60 [PVIFA(r/2, 20)] + 1,000 [PVIF(r/2, 20)]

  

D. B = 60 [PVIFA(6%, 20)] + 1,000 [PVIF(6%, 20)]

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Question 7 of 25

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To find the yield-to-maturity of the bond in Question #6 by trial and error, which of the following numbers should you pick as your first try?

  

A. 13%

  

B. 12%

  

C. 11%

  

D.

Any number (like one of your favorite lotto numbers).

Explanation / Answer

Answer-1:

Yield to maturity rate of return required by investors for owning a bond to its maturity. Hence the correct answer is :

D. yield to maturity.

Answer-2:

Following statements are correct regarding bond terminologies:

A. The written, legally binding agreement between the corporate borrower and the lender detailing the terms of a bond issue is called the indenture.

B. The unsecured long-term debts of a firm are commonly called debentures.

C. A special account that sets aside periodic payments for bond redemption is called a sinking fund.

An agreement giving the bond issuer the option to repurchase the bond at a specified price prior to maturity is called the Redemption provision and such bonds are called as redeemable bonds.

So the Incorrect one shall shall be :

D. An agreement giving the bond issuer the option to repurchase the bond at a
specified price prior to maturity is called the zero provision.

Answer-3:

Following statements are correct regarding bond trading:

A. The long-term bonds issued by the U.S. government are called Treasury Bills.

C. A bond that makes no coupon payments (and thus is initially priced at a deep
discount) is called a zero coupon bond.

D. The price a dealer is willing to pay for a security is called the bid price.

The long-term bonds issued by state and local governments in the United States are not called municipal bonds.

Hence the incorrect one shall be :

B. The long-term bonds issued by state and local governments in the United States are called municipal bonds.

Answer-4:

The interest rate risk increase with increase in the years to maturity and it decrease with decrease in years to maturity:

Hence the least degree of interest rate risk shall be in case of lowest years to maturity:

So the correct answer is :

C. 12% coupon rate, 8 years to maturity