CHAPTER 7 INTEREST RATES AND BOND VALUATION

The coupon payment is the coupon rate times par value. Using this relationship, we get: Coupon rate = $50.66 / $1,000 Coupon rate = .0507, or 5.07% 6. To find the price of this bond, we need to realize that the maturity of the bond is 14 years. The bond was issued 1 year ago, with 15 years to maturity, so there are 14 years left on the bond. ................
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