econ-635-money-and-banking
Home Work!
To obtain full credit, you need to show ALL your work.
Each question is worth six
points.
Feel free to work in groups, but the answers must be written up
individually!
Round your
answers to two decimal places.
1. How much would you pay for a Treasury bill that matures in 182 days and pays $10,000 if you
require a 1.8% discount rate?
2. Consider the two bonds described below:
Bond A
Bond B
Maturity
3
y
ea
rs
2
year
s
Annual
Coupon Rate
(Paid semiannually)
10%
6%
Face Value
$1,000
$1,000
a. If both bonds had a required return of 8%, what would the bonds’ prices be?
b.
Describe what it means if a bond sells at a discount. Are these two bonds selling at a discount?
Why or why not?
3. If the municipal bond rate is 4.25% and the corporate
bond rate is 6.25%, what margi
nal tax rate
would make you indifferent between buyin
g the two bonds?
4.
Suppose Microsoft, Inc. is trading at $27.29 per share. It pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per
share, which is double its last year’s dividend of $0.16 per share. If this trend is expected to
continue, what is the required return (di
scount rate) on Microsoft? Comment on the value of the
required return. Hint: Use the Gordon Growth Model.
5.
Huskie Motor’s just paid an annual dividend of $1.00 per share. Management has promised
shareholders to increase dividends
by a constant rate of 5%. If the required
return is 12%, what
should be the current price per share based on the Gordon Growth Model? Suppose the current
price in the market is $14.25. Should you buy the stock? Why or why not?