1. Cohen has issued a bond with the following characteristics: Par: $1,000; Time to maturity: 15 years; Coupon rate: 7%; Semi annual payment. What is the price of the bond if the YTM is 9%?
2. The Pane bond has 11.5 years to maturity, a YTM of 7.6%, and a current price of $1,060. The bond makes semi annual payments. What is the coupon rate on this bond?
3. What is the inflation rate if nominal return is 14% and real return is 10%?
4. Jay, Inc. and Nic Corp. both have 7% coupon bonds outstanding with semi annual payments and both are priced at par value. The Jay, Inc. bond has 2 years to maturity, while the Nic Corp. bond has 15 years to maturity. If interest rate suddenly rises from 7% to 9%, what is the percentage change in the price of these bonds? If interest rate suddenly decreases by 2%, what is the percentage change in the price of these bonds?
5. You purchase a bond with an invoice price of $950. The bond has a coupon rate of 6.8%, and there are 2 months to the next semi annual coupon date. What is the clean price of the bond?