Consider a bond that will pay 5% per year for the next 10 years on a principal value of $1000. The interest rate is 7% throughout this time period.
What is the value of the bond?
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For a bond with a principal value P , coupon rate c and a time period (\T), and a prevailing interest rate i throughout the time period, the value of the bond is the present value of its cash inflow and it is given by:
P V = n = 1 ∑ T ( 1 + i ) n c P + ( 1 + i ) T P = n = 1 ∑ 1 0 ( 1 + 0 . 0 7 ) n 0 . 0 5 × 1 0 0 0 + ( 1 + 0 . 0 7 ) 1 0 1 0 0 0 = 1 − 1 . 0 7 1 5 0 ( 1 − 1 . 0 7 1 1 1 ) − 5 0 + 1 . 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 = 8 6 0