Bond X is a premium bond making semiannual payments. The bond has a coupon rate of 7.5 percent, a YTM of 6 percent, and 13 years to maturity. Bond Y is a discount bond making semiannual payments. This bond has a coupon rate of 6 percent, a YTM of 7.5 percent, and also 13 years to maturity. Assume the interest rates remain unchanged and a $1,000 par value.
Required:
a. What are the prices of these bonds today? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)
b. What do you expect the prices of these bonds to be in one year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)
c. What do you expect the prices of these bonds to be in three years? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)
d. What do you expect the prices of these bonds to be in eight years? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)
e. What do you expect the prices of these bonds to be in 12 years? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)
f. What do you expect the prices of these bonds to be in 13 years? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)