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Present value of a 4% annual coupon bond at 7%

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A bond with face value $3000 matures in five years and pays an annual coupon of 4%4\% of face. Market rates are 7%7\% per year, compounded annually. What is the bond's present value, to the nearest cent?

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$2630.98. The coupons are $120 a year, worth ∑n=15120/1.07n≈492.02\sum_{n=1}^5 120/1.07^n\approx492.02, and the face repayment is worth 3000/1.075≈2138.963000/1.07^5\approx2138.96. Because the coupon rate is below the market rate, the bond trades at a discount.

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