Urgent Finance Assignment

  1. You find the following corporate bond quotes. To calculate the number of years until maturity, assume that it is currently January 15, 2016. The bonds have a par value of $2,000.

 

Company
(Ticker)

Coupon

Maturity

Last
Price

Last
Yield

EST $ Vol
(000’s)

Xenon, Inc. (XIC)

7.200

Jan 15, 2038

94.363

??

57,380

Kenny Corp. (KCC)

7.300

Jan 15, 2037

??

5.50

48,959

Williams Co. (WICO)

??

Jan 15, 2044

94.915

7.20

43,820

 

What price would you expect to pay for the Kenny Corp. bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
 
Price            $
 
What is the bond’s current yield? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
 
Current yield             %

  1. You find the following Treasury bond quotes. To calculate the number of years until maturity, assume that it is currently May 2016. The bonds have a par value of $1,000.

 

Rate

Maturity
Mo/Yr

Bid

Asked

Chg

Ask
Yld

??

May 27

103.5475

103.5353

+.3028

6.019

6.302

May 32

104.4965

104.6422

+.4305

??

6.168

May 42

??

??

+.5418

4.051

 

In the above table, find the Treasury bond that matures in May 2042. What is the asked price of this bond in dollars? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
 
Asked price            $
 
If the bid-ask spread for this bond is .0657, what is the bid price in dollars? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
 
Bid price            $