What should be the current price of a 3-year maturity bond with a 12% coupon rate paid annually?  And if you purchase the coupon bond at the price you calculated in the above, what would your total expected rate of return over the next year be (coupon plus price change)? Ignore taxes.

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What should be the current price of a 3-year maturity bond with a 12% coupon rate paid annually? 

And if you purchase the coupon bond at the price you calculated in the above, what would your total expected rate of return over the next year be (coupon plus price change)? Ignore taxes.

The current yield curve for default-free zero-coupon bonds is as follows:
Maturity (Years)
1
3
YTM
8%
9%
10%
All bonds considered in this question have a face value of $1,000. Assume that the pure
expectations hypothesis of the term structure holds.
Transcribed Image Text:The current yield curve for default-free zero-coupon bonds is as follows: Maturity (Years) 1 3 YTM 8% 9% 10% All bonds considered in this question have a face value of $1,000. Assume that the pure expectations hypothesis of the term structure holds.
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