Question

Paul's Dogs Corp. has 9 percent coupon bonds making annual payments with a YTM of 8.5 percent. The current yield on these bonds is 8.85 percent. How many years do these bonds have left until they mature

Answer 1

4.17 years

Step-by-step explanation:

For Bond,

Let's take Bond Par Value = $1,000

Coupon Rate = 9%

YTM = 8.5%

Current Yield = Annual Dividend/Current Price

0.0885 = 90/Bond Price

Bond Price = $1,016.95

Calculating Time left to Maturity,

Using TVM Calculation,

T = [FV = 1000, PV = 1016.95, PMT = 90, I = 0.085]

T = 4.17 years

So,

Time left to Maturity = 4.17 years