ABy Admin
Nov 19'23

Exercise

A 1000 par value ten-year bond with 7.6% semiannual coupons is bought to yield 6.0% convertible semiannually.

Calculate the book value of the bond at the end of year six immediately after the coupon payment.

  • 1054
  • 1056
  • 1059
  • 1062
  • 1065

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ABy Admin
Nov 19'23

Solution: B

[[math]] BV_{12} = 38a_{\overline{8}|0.03} 1000v^8 = 1056.16. [[/math]]

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