A newly issued bond pays its coupons once a year.

A newly issued bond pays its coupons once a year. Its coupon rate is 4.1%, its maturity is 15 years, and its yield to maturity is 7.1%.

a.

Find the holding-period return for a one-year investment period if the bond is selling at a yield to maturity of 6.1% by the end of the year. ( Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

  Holding-period return  %  
b.

If you sell the bond after one year when its yield is 6.1%, what taxes will you owe if the tax rate on interest income is 40% and the tax rate on capital gains income is 30%? The bond is subject to original-issue discount (OID) tax treatment.  ( Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

   
  Tax on interest income $   
  Tax on capital gain $   
  Total taxes $   

c.

What is the after-tax holding-period return on the bond?  ( Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

  After-tax holding-period return  %  
d.

Find the realized compound yield before taxes for a two-year holding period, assuming that (i) you sell the bond after two years, (ii) the bond yield is 6.1% at the end of the second year, and (iii) the coupon can be reinvested for one year at a 2.1% interest rate. ( Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

  Realized compound yield before taxes  %  
e.

Use the tax rates in part ( b ) to compute the after-tax two-year realized compound yield. Remember to take account of OID tax rules. ( Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

  After-tax two-year realized compound yield

 

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