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Consider a corporate bond with a $1000 face value,8% coupon with semiannual coupon payments,7 years until maturity,and a YTM of 9%.It has been 57 days since the last coupon payment was made and there are 182 days in the current coupon period.The dirty (cash) price for this bond is closest to:


A) $949.70
B) $961.40
C) $936.40
D) $948.90

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Consider a zero-coupon bond with a $1000 face value and 10 years left until maturity.If the YTM of this bond is 10.4%,then the price of this bond is closest to:


A) $1000
B) $602
C) $1040
D) $372

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Use the table for the question(s) below. Consider the following yields to maturity on various one-year zero-coupon securities: Use the table for the question(s)  below. Consider the following yields to maturity on various one-year zero-coupon securities:    -The price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of a one-year,zero-coupon corporate bond with a BBB rating is closest to: A)  95.60 B)  94.16 C)  95.42 D)  94.70 -The price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of a one-year,zero-coupon corporate bond with a BBB rating is closest to:


A) 95.60
B) 94.16
C) 95.42
D) 94.70

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Which of the following statements is FALSE?


A) Zero-coupon bonds are also called pure discount bonds.
B) The IRR of an investment opportunity is the discount rate at which the NPV of the investment opportunity is equal to zero.
C) The yield to maturity for a zero-coupon bond is the return you will earn as an investor from holding the bond to maturity and receiving the promised face value payment.
D) When prices are quoted in the bond market, they are conventionally quoted in increments of $1000.

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Which of the following statements is FALSE?


A) Forward rates tend not to be good predictors of future spot rates.
B) Given the risk associated with interest rate changes, corporate managers require tools to help manage this risk.
C) One of the most important tools to manage the risk of interest rate changes are interest rate forward contracts.
D) A spot rate is an interest rate that we can guarantee today for a loan or investment that will occur in the future.

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According to Figure 6.5,the percent of countries in default or restructuring debt:


A) hit an all-time high in 2000-2005.
B) peaked during World War II.
C) is high whenever Greece defaults.
D) is never more than 1/3.

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A three-month treasury bill sold for a price of $99.311998 per $100 face value.The yield to maturity of this bond expressed as an EAR is closest to:


A) 2.5%
B) 2.8%
C) 3.2%
D) 4.0%

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Use the table for the question(s) below. Consider the following zero-coupon yields on default free securities: Use the table for the question(s)  below. Consider the following zero-coupon yields on default free securities:    -The YTM of a 3 year default free security with a face value of $1000 and an annual coupon rate of 6% is closest to: A)  5.5% B)  5.8% C)  5.7% D)  5.2% -The YTM of a 3 year default free security with a face value of $1000 and an annual coupon rate of 6% is closest to:


A) 5.5%
B) 5.8%
C) 5.7%
D) 5.2%

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Assuming the appropriate YTM on the Sisyphean bond is 9.0%,then the price that this bond trades for will be closest to:


A) $946
B) $919
C) $1,086
D) $1,000

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Use the following information to answer the question(s) below. Use the following information to answer the question(s)  below.    -The credit spread on B-rated corporate bonds is: A)  1.0% B)  1.5% C)  2.6% D)  4.1% -The credit spread on B-rated corporate bonds is:


A) 1.0%
B) 1.5%
C) 2.6%
D) 4.1%

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Assuming the appropriate YTM on the Sisyphean bond is 9%,then this bond will trade at


A) a premium.
B) a discount.
C) par.
D) None of the above

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A corporate bond which receives a BBB rating from Standard and Poor's is considered


A) a junk bond.
B) an investment grade bond.
C) a defaulted bond.
D) a high-yield bond.

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Use the table for the question(s) below. The following table summarizes prices of various default-free zero-coupon bonds (expressed as a percentage of face value) : Use the table for the question(s)  below. The following table summarizes prices of various default-free zero-coupon bonds (expressed as a percentage of face value) :    -The yield to maturity for the two year zero-coupon bond is closest to: A)  6.0% B)  5.8% C)  5.6% D)  5.5% -The yield to maturity for the two year zero-coupon bond is closest to:


A) 6.0%
B) 5.8%
C) 5.6%
D) 5.5%

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Use the table for the question(s) below. Consider the following zero-coupon yields on default free securities: Use the table for the question(s)  below. Consider the following zero-coupon yields on default free securities:    -The price of a five-year,zero-coupon,default-free security with a face value of $1000 is closest to: A)  $754 B)  $772 C)  $776 D)  $791 -The price of a five-year,zero-coupon,default-free security with a face value of $1000 is closest to:


A) $754
B) $772
C) $776
D) $791

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Which of the following statements is FALSE?


A) A bond trades at par when its coupon rate is equal to its yield to maturity.
B) The clean price of a bond is adjusted for accrued interest.
C) The price of the bond will drop by the amount of the coupon immediately after the coupon is paid.
D) If a coupon bond's yield to maturity exceeds its coupon rate, the present value of its cash flows at the yield to maturity will be greater than its face value.

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Use the information for the question(s) below. The Sisyphean Company has a bond outstanding with a face value of $1000 that reaches maturity in 15 years. The bond certificate indicates that the stated coupon rate for this bond is 8% and that the coupon payments are to be made semiannually. -How much are each of the semiannual coupon payments? Assuming the appropriate YTM on the Sisyphean bond is 8.8%,then at what price should this bond trade for?

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Coupon = (coupon rate × face v...

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Use the table for the question(s) below. Consider the following zero-coupon yields on default free securities: Use the table for the question(s)  below. Consider the following zero-coupon yields on default free securities:    -The forward rate for year 3 (the forward rate quoted today for an investment that begins in two years and matures in three years) is closest to: A)  4.5% B)  5.0% C)  5.2% D)  4.6% -The forward rate for year 3 (the forward rate quoted today for an investment that begins in two years and matures in three years) is closest to:


A) 4.5%
B) 5.0%
C) 5.2%
D) 4.6%

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The price today of a three-year default-free security with a face value of $1000 and an annual coupon rate of 4% is closest to:


A) $1002.78
B) $1003.31
C) $1028.50
D) $1028.61

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Use the table for the question(s) below. Consider the following yields to maturity on various one-year zero-coupon securities: Use the table for the question(s)  below. Consider the following yields to maturity on various one-year zero-coupon securities:    -The credit spread of the B corporate bond is closest to: A)  1.6% B)  0.8% C)  1.0% D)  1.4% -The credit spread of the B corporate bond is closest to:


A) 1.6%
B) 0.8%
C) 1.0%
D) 1.4%

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What is the relationship between a bond's price and its yield to maturity?

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