Calculate the value of each of the bonds shown in the following​ table, all of which pay interest semiannually.  ​(Click on the icon here    in order to copy the contents of the data table below into a​ spreadsheet.) Bond Par Value Coupon interest rate Years to maturity Required stated annual return A ​$1,000   9 ​% 8   9 ​% B 1,000   13   15   12   C 100   15   6   16   Question content area bottom Part 1 The value of bond A is $______ (Round to the nearest​ cent.)

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Bond

valuationSemiannual

interest   Calculate the value of each of the bonds shown in the following​ table, all of which pay interest semiannually.  ​(Click on the icon here

  

in order to copy the contents of the data table below into a​ spreadsheet.)

Bond

Par Value

Coupon

interest rate

Years to

maturity

Required stated

annual return

A

​$1,000

 

9

​%

8

 

9

​%

B

1,000

 

13

 

15

 

12

 

C

100

 

15

 

6

 

16

 

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The value of bond A is $______ (Round to the nearest​ cent.)

 

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Step 1 Explanation

The value of a bond can be calculated as the present value of the bonds coupon payments and its face value. The stated return is the discount rate used to bring down the bond's cash flows to its present value.

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