EBK CORPORATE FINANCE
EBK CORPORATE FINANCE
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Author: DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 32P

A BBB-rated corporate bond has a yield to maturity of 8.2%. A U.S. Treasury security has a yield to maturity of 6.5%. These yields are quoted as APRs with semiannual compounding. Both bonds pay semiannual coupons at a rate of 7% and have five years to maturity.

  1. a. What is the price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of the Treasury bond?
  2. b. What is the price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of the BBB-rated corporate bond?
  3. c. What is the credit spread on the BBB bonds?
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