Answer Options:
a. The yield to maturity for a coupon bond that sells at a premium consists entirely of a positive capital gains yield; it has a zero current interest yield.
b. The market value of a bond will always approach its par value as its maturity date approaches. This holds true even if the firm has filed for bankruptcy.
c. Rising inflation makes the actual yield to maturity on a bond greater than a quoted yield to maturity that is based on market prices.
d. The yield to maturity on a coupon bond that sells at its par value consists entirely of a current interest yield; it has a zero expected capital gains yield.
e. The expected capital gains yield on a bond will always be zero or positive because no investor would purchase a bond with an expected capital loss.
Answer:
d
Question: Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. If the bonds’ market interest rate remains at 10%, Bond Z’s price will be lower one year from now than it is today. b. Bond X has the greatest reinvestment risk. c. If market interest rates decline, the prices of all three bonds will increase, but Z’s price will have the largest percentage increase. d. If market interest rates remain at 10%, Bond Z’s price will be 10% higher one year from today. e. If market interest rates increase, Bond X’s price will increase, Bond Z’s price will decline, and Bond Y’s price will remain the same.
Answer Options:
a. If the bonds’ market interest rate remains at 10%, Bond Z’s price will be lower one year from now than it is today.
b. Bond X has the greatest reinvestment risk.
c. If market interest rates decline, the prices of all three bonds will increase, but Z’s price will have the largest percentage increase.
d. If market interest rates remain at 10%, Bond Z’s price will be 10% higher one year from today.
e. If market interest rates increase, Bond X’s price will increase, Bond Z’s price will decline, and Bond Y’s price will remain the same.
Answer:
a
Question: Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. You hold two bonds, a 10-year, zero coupon, issue and a 10-year bond that pays a 6% annual coupon. The same market rate, 6%, applies to both bonds. If the market rate rises from its current level, the zero coupon bond will experience the larger percentage decline. b. Time to maturity does not affect the change in the value of a bond in response to a given change in rates. c. You hold two bonds. One is a 10-year, zero coupon, bond and the other is a 10-year bond that pays a 6% annual coupon. The same market rate, 6%, applies to both bonds. If the market rate rises from the current level, the zero coupon bond will experience the smaller percentage decline. d. The shorter the time to maturity, the greater the change in the value of a bond in response to a given change in interest rates, other things held constant. e. The longer the time to maturity, the smaller the change in the value of a bond in response to a given change in interest rates.
Answer:
a
Question: A bond that had a 20-year original maturity with 1 year left to maturity has more price risk than a 10-year original maturity bond with 1 year left to maturity. (Assume that the bonds have equal default risk and equal coupon rates, and they cannot be called.) True False
Answer:
False
Question: Restrictive covenants are designed primarily to protect bondholders by constraining the actions of managers. Such covenants are spelled out in bond indentures. True False
Answer:
True
Question: Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. 10-year, zero coupon bonds have more reinvestment risk than 10-year, 10% coupon bonds. b. A 10-year, 10% coupon bond has less reinvestment risk than a 10-year, 5% coupon bond (assuming all else equal). c. The total (rate of) return on a bond during a given year is the sum of the coupon interest payments received during the year and the change in the value of the bond from the beginning to the end of the year, divided by the bond’s price at the beginning of the year. d. The price of a 20-year, 10% bond is less sensitive to changes in interest rates than the price of a 5-year, 10% bond. e. A $1,000 bond with $100 annual interest payments that has 5 years to maturity and is not expected to default would sell at a discount if interest rates were below 9% and at a premium if interest rates were greater than 11%.
Answer Options:
a. 10-year, zero coupon bonds have more reinvestment risk than 10-year, 10% coupon bonds.
b. A 10-year, 10% coupon bond has less reinvestment risk than a 10-year, 5% coupon bond (assuming all else equal).
c. The total (rate of) return on a bond during a given year is the sum of the coupon interest payments received during the year and the change in the value of the bond from the beginning to the end of the year, divided by the bond’s price at the beginning of the year.
d. The price of a 20-year, 10% bond is less sensitive to changes in interest rates than the price of a 5-year, 10% bond.
e. A $1,000 bond with $100 annual interest payments that has 5 years to maturity and is not expected to default would sell at a discount if interest rates were below 9% and at a premium if interest rates were greater than 11%.
Answer:
c
Question: Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. If two bonds have the same maturity, the same yield to maturity, and the same level of risk, the bonds should sell for the same price regardless of their coupon rates. b. All else equal, an increase in interest rates will have a greater effect on the prices of short-term than long-term bonds. c. All else equal, an increase in interest rates will have a greater effect on higher-coupon bonds than it will have on lower-coupon bonds. d. If a bond’s yield to maturity exceeds its coupon rate, the bond’s price must be less than its maturity value. e. If a bond’s yield to maturity exceeds its coupon rate, the bond’s current yield must be less than its coupon rate.
Answer Options:
a. If two bonds have the same maturity, the same yield to maturity, and the same level of risk, the bonds should sell for the same price regardless of their coupon rates.
b. All else equal, an increase in interest rates will have a greater effect on the prices of short-term than long-term bonds.
c. All else equal, an increase in interest rates will have a greater effect on higher-coupon bonds than it will have on lower-coupon bonds.
d. If a bond’s yield to maturity exceeds its coupon rate, the bond’s price must be less than its maturity value.
e. If a bond’s yield to maturity exceeds its coupon rate, the bond’s current yield must be less than its coupon rate.
Answer:
d
Question: Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. Assume that two bonds have equal maturities and are of equal risk, but one bond sells at par while the other sells at a premium above par. The premium bond must have a lower current yield and a higher capital gains yield than the par bond. b. A bond’s current yield must always be either equal to its yield to maturity or between its yield to maturity and its coupon rate. c. If a bond sells at par, then its current yield will be less than its yield to maturity. d. If a bond sells for less than par, then its yield to maturity is less than its coupon rate.
Answer Options:
a. Assume that two bonds have equal maturities and are of equal risk, but one bond sells at par while the other sells at a premium above par. The premium bond must have a lower current yield and a higher capital gains yield than the par bond.
b. A bond’s current yield must always be either equal to its yield to maturity or between its yield to maturity and its coupon rate.
c. If a bond sells at par, then its current yield will be less than its yield to maturity.
d. If a bond sells for less than par, then its yield to maturity is less than its coupon rate.
Answer:
a
Question: Other things equal, a firm will have to pay a higher coupon rate on its subordinated debentures than on its second mortgage bonds. True False
Answer:
True
Question: An investor is considering buying one of two 10-year, $1,000 face value, noncallable bonds: Bond A has a 7% annual coupon, while Bond B has a 9% annual coupon. Both bonds have a yield to maturity of 8%, and the YTM is expected to remain constant for the next 10 years. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. Bond B has a higher price than Bond A today, but one year from now the bonds will have the same price. b. One year from now, Bond A’s price will be higher than it is today.
Answer:
b
Question: Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. If a bond is selling at a discount to par, its current yield will be greater than its yield to maturity. b. All else equal, bonds with longer maturities have less price risk than bonds with shorter maturities. c. If a bond is selling at its par value, its current yield equals its capital gains yield. d. If a bond is selling at a premium, its current yield will be less than its capital gains yield. e. All else equal, bonds with larger coupon rates have less price risk than bonds with smaller coupons.
Answer Options:
a. If a bond is selling at a discount to par, its current yield will be greater than its yield to maturity.
b. All else equal, bonds with longer maturities have less price risk than bonds with shorter maturities.
c. If a bond is selling at its par value, its current yield equals its capital gains yield.
d. If a bond is selling at a premium, its current yield will be less than its capital gains yield.
e. All else equal, bonds with larger coupon rates have less price risk than bonds with smaller coupons.
Answer:
e
Question: Which of the following bonds would have the greatest percentage increase in value if all interest rates in the economy fall by 1%? a. 10-year, zero coupon bond. b. 20-year, 10% coupon bond. c. 20-year, 5% coupon bond. d. 1-year, 10% coupon bond.
Answer:
e
Question: Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. If a bond is selling at a discount, the yield to call is a better measure of return than is the yield to maturity. b. On an expected yield basis, the expected capital gains yield will always be positive because an investor would not purchase a bond with an expected capital loss. c. On an expected yield basis, the expected current yield will always be positive because an investor would not purchase a bond that is not expected to pay any cash coupon interest. d. If a coupon bond is selling at par, its current yield equals its yield to maturity, and its expected capital gains yield is zero. e. The current yield on Bond A exceeds the current yield on Bond B; therefore, Bond A must have a higher yield to maturity than Bond B.
Answer:
d
Question: Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. One advantage of a zero coupon Treasury bond is that no one who owns the bond has to pay any taxes on it until it matures or is sold. b. Long-term bonds have less price risk but more reinvestment risk than short-term bonds. c. If interest rates increase, all bond prices will increase, but the increase will be greater for bonds that have less price risk. d. Relative to a coupon-bearing bond with the same maturity, a zero coupon bond has more price risk but less reinvestment risk. e. Long-term bonds have less price risk and also less reinvestment risk than short-term bonds.
Answer:
d