Managerial Finance Quiz 2

Question 1

1. ABC has issued a bond with the following characteristics:

   Par: $1,000;Time to maturity: 17 years;Coupon rate: 6%;

   Assume semi-annual coupon payments.Calculate the price of this bond if the YTM is 4.17%

   Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter $ or comma in the answer box. For example, if your answer is $12.345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

1 points

Question 2

1. A discount bond has a yield to maturity that:

   		exceeds the coupon rate.
   		equals zero.
   		is equal to the current yield.
   		is less than the coupon rate.
   		equals the bond's coupon rate.

1 points

Question 3

1. Assume that you wish to purchase a 16-year bond that has a maturity value of $1,000 and a coupon interest rate of 9%, paid semiannually. If you require a 6.34% rate of return on this investment (YTM), what is the maximum price that you should be willing to pay for this bond? That is, solve for PV.

   Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter $ or comma in the answer box. For example, if your answer is $12.345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

1 points

Question 4

1. ABC Corp. issued 15-year bonds 2 years ago at a coupon rate of 10.6%. The bonds make semi-annual payments. If these bonds currently sell for 97% of par value, what is the YTM?

   Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

1 points

Question 5

1. A firm's bonds have maturity of 10 years with a $1000 face value, an 8% semi-annual coupon, are callable in 5 years, at $1,050, and currently sells at a price of $1,100. What is the yield to call (YTC)?

   Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

1 points

Question 6

1. ABC wants to issue 10-year, zero coupon bonds that yield 9.93 percent. What price should they charge for these bonds if they have a par value of $1,000? That is, solve for PV. Assume annual compounding.

   Hint: zero coupon bonds means PMT = 0

   Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter $ or comma in the answer box. For example, if your answer is $12.345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

1 points

Question 7

1. The 11.34 percent, $1,000 face value bonds of Tim McKnight, Inc., are currently selling at $986.98. What is the current yield?

   Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

1 points

Question 8

1. The yield to maturity on a Marshall Co. premium bond is 7.6 percent. This is the:

   		nominal rate.
   		effective rate.
   		real rate.
   		current yield.
   		coupon rate.

1 points

Question 9

1. The 10.57 percent coupon bonds of the Peterson Co. are selling for $884.85. The bonds mature in 5 years and pay interest semi-annually. These bonds have current yield of _____ percent.

   Enter your answer in percentages rounded off to two decimal points.

1 points

Question 10

1. ABC's Inc.'s bonds currently sell for $1,280 and have a par value of $1,000. They pay a $135 annual coupon and have a 15-year maturity, but they can be called in 5 years at $1,050. What is their yield to call (YTC)?

   Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

1 points

Question 11

1. ABC has issued a bond with the following characteristics:

   Par: $1,000;Time to maturity: 8 years;Coupon rate: 7%;

   Assume semi-annual coupon payments.Calculate the price of this bond if the YTM is 6.5%

   Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter $ or comma in the answer box. For example, if your answer is $12.345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

1 points

Question 12

1. The principal amount of a bond that is repaid at the end of term is called the par value or the:

   		coupon rate
   		face value
   		discount amount
   		back-end amount
   		coupon

1 points

Question 13

1. The 8 percent coupon bonds of the Peterson Co. are selling for 98 percent of par value. The bonds mature in 5 years and pay interest semi-annually. These bonds have a yield to maturity of _____ percent.

1 points

Question 14

1. BCD’s $1,000 par value bonds currently sell for $798.40. The coupon rate is 10%, paid semi-annually. If the bonds have 5 years to maturity, what is the yield to maturity?

   Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

1 points

Question 15

1. A bond which sells for less than the face value is called a:

   		par value bond.
   		discount bond.
   		debenture.
   		premium bond.
   		perpetuity.

1 points

Question 16

1. A premium bond is a bond that:

   		has a market price which exceeds the face value.
   		is selling for less than par value.
   		has a face value in excess of $1,000.
   		has a par value which exceeds the face value.
   		is callable within 12 months or less.

1 points

Question 17

1. ABC's bonds have a 9.5 percent coupon and pay interest semi-annually. Currently, the bonds are quoted at 106.315 percent of par value. The bonds mature in 8 years. What is the yield to maturity?

1 points

Question 18

1. ABC has issued a bond with the following characteristics:

   Par: $1,000;Time to maturity: 18 years;Coupon rate: 6%;

   Assume annual coupon payments.Calculate the price of this bond if the YTM is 7.82%

   Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter $ or comma in the answer box. For example, if your answer is $12.345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

1 points

Question 19

1. Stealers Wheel Software has 7.76% coupon bonds on the market with nine years to maturity. The bonds make semi-annual payments and currently sell for 91.82% of par. What is the current yield?

   Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

1 points

Question 20

1. ABC Inc., has $1,000 face value bonds outstanding. These bonds mature in 3 years, and have a 6.5 percent coupon. The current price is quoted at 98.59 percent of par value. Assume semi-annual payments. What is the yield to maturity?

   Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

1 points

Question 21

1. You paid $1,183 for a corporate bond that has a 5.38% coupon rate. What is the current yield?

   Hint: if nothing is mentioned, then assume par value = $1,000

   Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.

1 points

Question 22

1. The rate required in the market on a bond is called the:

   		yield to maturity
   		liquidity premium
   		call yield
   		current yield
   		risk premium