Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Even though most corporate bonds in the United States make

Even though most corporate bonds in the United States make coupon payments semiannually, bonds issued elsewhere often have annual coupon payments. Suppose a German company issues a bond with a par val...

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Q: You are looking at an investment that has an effective

You are looking at an investment that has an effective annual rate of 11.6 percent. What is the effective semiannual return? The effective quarterly return? The effective monthly return?

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Q: You want to have $2.5 million in real dollars in

You want to have $2.5 million in real dollars in an account when you retire in 40 years. The nominal return on your investment is 10.3 percent and the inflation rate is 3.7 percent. What real amount m...

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Q: Bond P is a premium bond with a coupon rate

Bond P is a premium bond with a coupon rate of 9 percent. Bond D has a coupon rate of 5 percent and is currently selling at a discount. Both bonds make annual payments, have a YTM of 7 percent, and ha...

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Q: The YTM on a bond is the interest rate you

The YTM on a bond is the interest rate you earn on your investment if interest rates don’t change. If you actually sell the bond before it matures, your realized return is known as the holding period...

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Q: Find the APR, or stated rate, in each of the

Find the APR, or stated rate, in each of the following cases:

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Q: Jallouk Corporation has two different bonds currently outstanding. Bond M

Jallouk Corporation has two different bonds currently outstanding. Bond M has a face value of $20,000 and matures in 20 years. The bond makes no payments for the first six years, then pays $900 every...

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Q: Zevon Industries has a zero coupon bond issue that matures

Zevon Industries has a zero coupon bond issue that matures in two years with a face value of $40,000. The current value of the company’s assets is $26,700, and the standard deviation of the return on...

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Q: At one point, certain U.S. Treasury bonds were callable. Consider

At one point, certain U.S. Treasury bonds were callable. Consider the prices in the following three Treasury issues as of May 15, 2017:

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Q: A Japanese company has a bond outstanding that sells for

A Japanese company has a bond outstanding that sells for 105.43 percent of its ¥100,000 par value. The bond has a coupon rate of 3.4 percent paid annually and matures in 16 years. What is the yield to...

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