finance questions
1. The real risk-free rate is 2%. Inflation is expected to be 3% this year and 6% during the next 2 years. Assume that the maturity risk premium is zero. What is the yield on 2-year Treasury securities? Round your answer to two decimal places. % What is the yield on 3-year Treasury securities? Round your answer to two decimal places. % 2. Thatcher Corporation's bonds will mature in 16 years. The bonds have a face value of $1,000 and an 7.5% coupon rate, paid semiannually. The price of the bonds is $1,100. The bonds are callable in 5 years at a call price of $1,050. Round your answers to two decimal places. What is their yield to maturity? % What is their yield to call? % 3. The real risk-free rate is 2%, and inflation is expected to be 2% for the next 2 years. A 2-year Treasury security yields 5.1%. What is the maturity risk premium for the 2-year security? %
4. Assume that the real risk-free rate, r*, is 2% and that inflation is expected to be 7% in Year 1, 6% in Year 2, and 3% thereafter. Assume also that all Treasury securities are highly liquid and free of default risk. If 2-year and 5-year Treasury notes both yield 10%, what is the difference in the maturity risk premiums (MRPs) on the two notes; that is, what is MRP5 minus MRP2? Round your answer to two decimal places. %
5. Jackson Corporation's bonds have 6 years remaining to maturity. Interest is paid annually, the bonds have a $1,000 par value, and the coupon interest rate is 12%. The bonds have a yield to maturity of 11%. What is the current market price of these bonds? Round your answer to the nearest cent. $
6. Renfro Rentals has issued bonds that have a 11% coupon rate, payable semiannually. The bonds mature in 18 years, have a face value of $1,000, and a yield to maturity of 7.5%. What is the price of the bonds? Round your answer to the nearest cent. $
7. Wilson Wonders's bonds have 12 years remaining to maturity. Interest is paid annually, the bonds have a $1,000 par value, and the coupon interest rate is 10%. The bonds sell at a price of $850. What is their yield to maturity? Round your answer to two decimal places. %
8. A bond that matures in 10 years sells for $1,190.The bond has a face value of $1,000 and a yield to maturity of 9.7489%. The bond pays coupons semiannually. What is the bond's current yield? Round your answer to two decimal places. %