Question

You have been offered a 10-year bond issued by Tiger Inc., at a price of $950.00. The bond has a coupon rate of 8% and pays the coupon semiannually. Similar bonds in the market offers a yield of 9% today. Should you buy the bonds at the offered price

Answer 1

since the market price is lower than the offered price, you should reject this offer

Step-by-step explanation:

bond's market value

PV of face value = $1,000 / (1 + 4.5%)²⁰ = $414.64

PV of coupon payments = $40 x 13.00794 (PV annuity factor, 20 periods, 4.5%) = $520.32

market price = $934.96

since the market price is lower than the offered price, you should reject this offer