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27 October, 15:43

A $20,000 municipal bond is offered for sale at $18,000. The bond interest rate is 6 percent per year payable semiannually. The bond will mature and be redeemed at face value 5 years from now. If you purchase the bond, the first premium you will receive is 6 months from today. You have decided that you will invest $18,000 in the bond if your effective semi-annual yield is at least 4 percent. What effective semi-annual rate will this investment yield?

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  1. 27 October, 18:01
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    For this calculation we need to use the Effective Annual Yield Formula.

    EY = (1 + r/n) ^n - 1

    Where:

    EY = Effective annual yield r = coupon rate n = number o periods the coupon rate is compounded per year

    Plugging the amounts into the formula we obtain:

    EY = (1 + 0.06/2) ^2 - 1

    EY = 0.062

    EY = 6.2%

    To obtain the effective semi-annual yield, we simply divide the effective annual yield by two:

    = 0.062/2

    =0.031

    Effective semi-annual yield = 3.1%

    In this case, we would not invest in the bond because the effective semi-annual yield does not reach the required 4%.
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