Kilgore Natural Gas has a $1,000 par value bond outstanding that pays 9 percent annual interest. The current yield to maturity on such bonds in the market is 12 percent. Compute the price of the bonds for these maturity dates:

a. 30 years.

b. 15 years.

c. 1 year.

Short Answer

Expert verified
  1. Bond price for 30 years is $758.78
  2. Bond price for 15 years is $795.60
  3. Bond price for 1 year is $973.22

Step by step solution

01

Computing the coupon. 

AnnualCoupon=ParValue×CouponRate=$1,000×9%=$90

02

Computing the price of the bonds for 30 years.

  • Par value of bond (P) is $1,000.
  • Yield to maturity (r) is 12%.
  • Years to maturity (n) is 30.
  • BondPrice=Coupon×[1-11+rn]r+P(1+r)n=$90×[1-11+0.1230]0.12+$1,000(1+0.12)30=$90×8.06+33.38=$758.78
03

Computing the price of the bonds for 15 years.

  • Par value of bond (P) is $1,000.
  • Yield to maturity (r) is 12%.
  • Years to maturity (n) is 15.
  • BondPrice=Coupon×[1-11+rn]r+P(1+r)n=$90×[1-11+0.1215]0.12+$1,000(1+0.12)15=$90×6.81+$182.70=$795.60
04

Computing the price of the bonds for 1 years.

  • Par value of bond (P) is $1,000.
  • Yield to maturity (r) is 14%.
  • Years to maturity (n) is 18.

BondPrice=Coupon×[1-11+rn]r+P(1+r)n=$90×[1-11+0.121]0.12+$1,000(1+0.1200)1=$90×0.8929+892.86=$973.22

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