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Bakersfield Co. 8.5s16 bonds pay interest semiannually, and are quoted in the WSJ ad 88 1/2. If your rate of return is 10%, would you buy these bonds in 2001 and what is the total amt.
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Bakersfield Co. 8.5s16 bonds pay interest semiannually, and are quoted in the WSJ ad 88 1/2. If your rate of return is 10%, would you buy these bonds in 2001 and what is the total amt
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I recommend that you use Excel or a financial calculator to solve such problems. In the absence of a financial calculator, I'll show you the formulas in Excel.
We need to calculate the rate of return implied by the current price. We buy the bond if the rate of return is greater than our required rate of return.
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