Question

A $1,000 par value bond with a maturity of five years has a current price of $835 and annual interest payments are $60. what is the yield to maturity?

Answer 1

We can use the present value formula to solve for the yield to maturity of the bond:

PV = C / (1 + r)^1 + C / (1 + r)^2 + ... + C / (1 + r)^5 + FV / (1 + r)^5

where PV is the current price of the bond, C is the annual coupon payment, r is the yield to maturity, and FV is the face value of the bond.

Plugging in the given values:

PV = $835

C = $60

FV = $1,000

n = 5

Solving for r using trial and error or a financial calculator, we find that the yield to maturity of the bond is approximately 8.00%.

Therefore, the yield to maturity of the bond is 8.00%.