a.  What is the value of the bond if the​ market's required yield to maturity on a​ comparable-risk bond is 10 ​percent?   ​$enter your response here   ​(Round to the nearest​ cent.) Part 2 b. ​(i)  What is the value of the bond if the​ market's required yield to maturity on a comparable risk bond increases to 13 ​percent?   ​$enter your response here   ​(Round to the nearest​ cent.) Part 3 b. ​(ii)  What is the value of the bond if the​ market's required yield to maturity on a comparable risk bond decreases to 4 ​percent?   ​$enter your response here ​ (Round to the nearest​ cent.)

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​(Bond valuation​ relationships)  A bond of Telink Corporation pays
​$120
in annual​ interest, with a
​$1,000
par value. The bonds mature in
15
years. The​ market's required yield to maturity on a​ comparable-risk bond is
10
percent.
 
a.  Calculate the value of the bond.
b.  How does the value change if the​ market's required yield to maturity on a​ comparable-risk bond​ (i) increases to
13
percent or​ (ii) decreases to
4
​percent?
c.  Interpret your findings in parts a and
b.
 
 
 

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Part 1
a.  What is the value of the bond if the​ market's required yield to maturity on a​ comparable-risk bond is
10
​percent?
 
​$enter your response here  
​(Round to the nearest​ cent.)
Part 2
b. ​(i)  What is the value of the bond if the​ market's required yield to maturity on a comparable risk bond increases to
13
​percent?
 
​$enter your response here  
​(Round to the nearest​ cent.)
Part 3
b. ​(ii)  What is the value of the bond if the​ market's required yield to maturity on a comparable risk bond decreases to
4
​percent?
 
​$enter your response here
​ (Round to the nearest​ cent.)
Part 4
c.  The change in the value of a bond caused by changing interest rates is called​ interest-rate risk. Based on the answers in part
b​,
a decrease in interest rates​ (the yield to​ maturity) will cause the value of a bond to
 
increase
be unchanged
decrease
​;
by​ contrast, an increase in interest rates will cause the value to
 
increase
be unchanged
decrease
.
​(Select from the​ drop-down menus.)
Part 5
​Also, based on the answers in part
b​,
if the yield to maturity​ (current interest​ rate):
 
equals the coupon interest​ rate, the bond will sell at
 
par
a discount
a premium
​;
exceeds the​ bond's coupon​ rate, the bond will sell at
 
par
a discount
a premium
​;
and
is less than the​ bond's coupon​ rate, the bond will sell at
 
par
a discount
a premium
.
​(Select from the​ drop-down menus.)
 
 
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