Question

West Corp. issued 14-year bonds 2 years ago at a coupon rate of 9.8 percent. The bonds make semiannual payments. If these bonds currently sell for 103 percent of par value, what is the YTM?

Answer 1

the YTM is 9.38 %.

Step-by-step explanation:

Bond Prices in most countries is expressed per $100. We shall use this as the Price for the bond in question.

Then the Yield to Maturity (YTM), r of the Bond can be determined as follows

Pv = - $103

pmt = ($100 × 9.80) ÷ 2 = $4.90

p/yr = 2

n = (14 - 2) × 2 = 24

Fv = $100

r = ?

Using a Financial Calculator, the Yield to Maturity (YTM), r is 9.38 %