West Corp. issued 16-year bonds 2 years ago at a coupon rate of 9.5 percent. The bonds make semiannual payments. If these bonds currently sell for 99 percent of par value, what is the YTM?

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Answer:

the YTM of the bond is 9.63%.

Explanation:

Bonds price in most countries is usually expressed per $100. Taking this price into account, the Yield to Maturity (YTM) would be calculated as follows :

Pv = $100 × 99% =  - $99

n = 14 × 2 = 28

pmt = ($100 × 9.5 %) ÷ 2 = $4.75

p/ yr = 2

Fv = $100

YTM = ?

Using a Financial Calculator, the yield to maturity, YTM is 9.6316 or 9.63%.