Question

The WeKnowThisStuff Company issued a $1,000 par value, 6% coupon, 8 year bond. The interest is paid semiannually and the market is currently requiring 5.5% on this risk level bond. What is the current value of the bond?

Answer 1

$1,032.01

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Face value of bond (FV) = $1,000

Coupon rate = 6% annual rate or 6% / 2 = 3% semi-annual rate

Coupon payment (pmt) = 0.03 × $1,000

= $30

Rate = 5.5% annually or 5.5 / 2 = 2.75%

Time period (nper) = 8 × 2 = 16 periods

Current value of bond is present value of bond which can be computed using spreadsheet function =PV(rate,nper,pmt,FV)

So, present value of bond is $1,032.01.

PV is negative as it's cash outflow.