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What must the coupon rate be on these bonds?

Posted at: 2014-12-05 
If you are talking about the Yield to Maturity...

PV of par: 1,000 / 1.064^13 = 446.43562, round to 446.44

PV of the coupons = Price - PV of par = 1065 - 446.44 = 618.56

Use PV ordinary annuity to solve for PMT (the coupon)

PVoa = PMT[((1 - (1 / 1+r)^n)) / r]

618.56 = PMT[((1 - (1 / 1.064^13)) / 0.064]

618.56 = PMT[(1 - 0.44644) / 0.064]

618.56 = PMT[8.64944]

PMT = 618.56 / 8.64944

PMT = 71.51443

coupon rate = PMT / par = 71.51443 / 1000 = 0.07151, or 7.151%

note that bond sells at a premium, coupon rate > market rate (YTM)

Lyon Manfucaturing has bonds on the market making annual payments, with 13 years to maturity, and selling for $1,095. At this price, the bonds yield 6.4 percent. What must the coupon rate be on these bonds???