Lopez Information Systems is planning to issue 10-year bonds. The going market yield for such bonds is 8.45 percent. Assume that coupon payments will be made semiannually. The firm is trying to decide between issuing an 8 percent coupon bond or a zero coupon bond. The company needs to raise $1 million. What will be the price of an 8 percent coupon bond? (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2514 and bonds value to 2 decimal places, e.g 15.25.) Bond value   $ How many 8 percent coupon bonds would have to be issued? (Round number of bonds to the nearest whole number, e.g 5,275.) Number of bonds issued     What will be the price of a zero coupon bond? (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2514 and bonds value to 2 decimal places, e.g 15.25.) Price of a zero coupon bond   $

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Lopez Information Systems is planning to issue 10-year bonds. The going market yield for such bonds is 8.45 percent. Assume that coupon payments will be made semiannually. The firm is trying to decide between issuing an 8 percent coupon bond or a zero coupon bond. The company needs to raise $1 million.

  1. What will be the price of an 8 percent coupon bond? (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2514 and bonds value to 2 decimal places, e.g 15.25.)

Bond value

 

$


  1. How many 8 percent coupon bonds would have to be issued? (Round number of bonds to the nearest whole number, e.g 5,275.)

Number of bonds issued

   

  1. What will be the price of a zero coupon bond? (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2514 and bonds value to 2 decimal places, e.g 15.25.)

Price of a zero coupon bond

 

$


  1. How many zero coupon bonds will have to be issued? (Round number of bonds to the nearest whole number, e.g 5,275.)

Number of bonds issued

   

 

 

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