Evaluate the price of a bond and total value of the bonds

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Computation of bond value and total value of the portfolio.

1. An investor must choose between two bonds:

Bond A pays $80 annual interest and has a market value of $800. It has 10 years to maturity.

Bone B pays $85 annual interest and has a market value of $900. It has two years to maturity.

a. Compute the current yield on both bonds.

b. Which bond should he select based on your answer to part a?

c. A drawback of current yield is that it does not consider the total life of the bond. For example, the approximate yield to maturity on Bond A is 11.36 percent. What is the approximate yield to maturity on Bond B?

d. Has your answer changed between parts b and c of this question in terms of which bond to select?

2. The Florida Investment Fund buys 90 bonds of the Gator Corporation through a broker. The bonds pay 8 percent annual interest. The yield to maturity (market rate of interest) is 10 percent. The bonds have a 25-year maturity.

Using an assumption of semiannual interest payments:

a. Compute the price of a bond (refer to \"Semiannual interest and bond prices\" in Chapter 10 for review if necessary).

b. Compute the total value of the 90 bonds.

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