HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU PAY FOR A $1,000-FACE VALUE BOND WITH 6% COUPO...

16. How much should you pay for a $1,000-face value bond with 6% coupon, semi-annual

payments, and 7 years to maturity if the annual interest rate applicable to bonds of

same quality and maturity is 4%?

A) $887

B) $888

C) $1,000

D) $1,120

E) $1,121

Answer E

Price = $30 x PVIFA(2%,14)+ $1,000 x (1.02)

-14

= $1,121.