| Question: |
| The Garcia Company’s bonds have a face value of $1,000, will mature in ten years, and carry a coupon rate of 16 percent. Assuming that the interest payments are made semi-annually, answer the following: |
| a. Determine the present value of the bond’s cash flows if the required rate of return is 16.64 percent. |
| Answer:
The periodic interest rate is the value of r such that =
The semiannual coupon =
The number of periods =
Price =
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| b. How would your answer change if the required rate of return is 12.36 percent? |
| Answer:
The periodic interest rate is the value of r such that =
Price = |