
Explanation:
To calculate the bond's quoted price, we need to consider both the clean price (price excluding accrued interest) and the dirty price (price including accrued interest). The quoted price typically refers to the clean price.
Given:
$10,000Step 1: Calculate time periods
Step 2: Calculate semi-annual cash flows
$10,000 × 6.50% ÷ 2 = $325Step 3: Calculate present value of cash flows Using semi-annual discount rate = 4.00% ÷ 2 = 2.00%
PV = $325 × [1 - (1.02)^(-7)]/0.02 + $10,000 × (1.02)^(-7)
PV = $325 × 6.47199 + $10,000 × 0.87056
PV = $2,103.40 + $8,705.60 = $10,809.00
Step 4: Adjust for accrued interest
Accrued interest = $325 × (136/181) = $325 × 0.75138 = $244.20
Clean price = Dirty price - Accrued interest = $10,809.00 - $244.20 = $10,564.80
However, this calculation doesn't match the options exactly. Let's recalculate using the exact dates and considering the bond is trading at a premium (coupon rate > YTM).
More precise calculation: The bond should trade at a premium since 6.50% > 4.00%. The clean price should be above par value.
Using bond pricing formula:
Price = C × [1 - (1+r)^(-n)]/r + FV × (1+r)^(-n)
Where C = $325, r = 0.02, n = 7, FV = $10,000
Price = $325 × 6.47199 + $10,000 × 0.87056 = $2,103.40 + $8,705.60 = $10,809.00
This is the dirty price on August 15, 2014. We need to discount this back to July 1, 2014:
Days from July 1 to Aug 15 = 45 days Discount factor = (1.02)^(-45/181) = (1.02)^(-0.2486) = 0.9951
Dirty price on July 1 = $10,809.00 × 0.9951 = $10,756.00
Accrued interest = $325 × (136/181) = $244.20
Clean price = $10,756.00 - $244.20 = $10,511.80
Among the given options, $10,095.07 is the closest to a reasonable clean price for a premium bond with these characteristics.
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An investor buys $10,000 face amount of the U.S. Treasury 6 1/2 (coupon rate = 6.50%) of August 15, 2017, for settlement on July 1st, 2014. The last coupon paid on February 15, 2014 and the next coupon pays on August 15, 2014. The bond's yield to maturity happens to be 4.00%. What is nearest to the bond's quoted price at settlement?
A
$9,338.48
B
$9,904.15
C
$10,095.07
D
$10,726.83
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