Question

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 have 10 years to maturity.

a. What is the current yield for Bond P and Bond D? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

b. If interest rates remain unchanged, what is the expected capital gains yield over the next year for Bond P and Bond D?

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The computation of the current yield for the bond P and bond D also the expected yield with related to the capital gain for the bond P and bond D should be shown in the attachment without changing the rate of interest. There are two attachments one is of final values and the other ones is of the formulas used