Chapter 6 Spreadsheet Problem Solutions (C06)
PARTS a – c
Maturity value
Coupon rate of interest
Interest payments per year
Market rate (yield to maturity), rd
Beginning of
Year Value ($)
20
19
18 $1,584.48 $1,563.70 ($20.78) -1.31% $100 6.31% 5.00%
13 $1,469.68 $1,443.16 ($26.52) -1.80% $100 6.80% 5.00%
12 $1,443.16 $1,415.32 ($27.84) -1.93% $100 6.93% 5.00%
11 $1,415.32 $1,386.09 ($29.23) -2.07% $100 7.07% 5.00%
10 $1,386.09 $1,355.39 ($30.70) -2.21% $100 7.21% 5.00%
9 $1,355.39 $1,323.16 ($32.23) -2.38% $100 7.38% 5.00%
8 $1,323.16 $1,289.32 ($33.84) -2.56% $100 7.56% 5.00%
7 $1,289.32 $1,253.78 ($35.54) -2.76% $100 7.76% 5.00%
PARTS d & e
Yield to maturity, rd7.00%
6%
Interest payments per year
Maturity value
Beginning of
Year Value ($)
1 $929.00 $934.11 $5.11 0.55% $60 6.46% 7.01%
2 $934.11 $939.58 $5.47 0.59% $60 6.42% 7.01%
3
4
5
Yields to the original investor (Assumes the current market rate, YTM, remains the same each year the bond is held as
when the bond was purchased, except in the final year.)
Original maturity (years)
1. There are a number of instructions with which you should be familiar to use these computerized models. These
instructions appear in a separate worksheet labeled INSTRUCTIONS. If you have not already done so, you should read
these instructions now. To read these instructions, click on the worksheet labeled INSTRUCTIONS.
Years remaining to maturity