Problem:
Consider Allied Signal Corporation's 9 7/8 percent bonds that mature on June 1, 2010. Assume that the interest on these bonds is paid and compounded annually. Determine the value of a $1,000 denomination Allied Signal Corporation bond as of June 1, 2004, to an investor who holds the bond until maturity and whose required rate of return is:
A. 7 percent
B. 9 percent
C. 11 percent
D. What would be the value of the Allied Signal Corporation bonds at an 8 percent required rate of return if the interest rate were paid and compounded semianually?