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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Nov 19'23
Solution: B
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BV_{12} = 38a_{\overline{8}|0.03} 1000v^8 = 1056.16.
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