Below is the listing of a bond issued by international business machines corporation (ibm). below the detail of the bond is the information on a recent sale of part of the bond issue. explain what the price of $148.850 on a $100 par value bond means in this purchase. explain how the yield to maturity of 4.058% is calculated. contrast that with the calculation of the current yield of 4.703%. explain why it matters to know if the bond pays interest monthly, semi-annually or annually. this bond does not mature for almost 28 years. explain the concept of interest rate risk in context with this bond for both the issuer and the investor. rating issuer – cusip coupon maturity price yield to maturity a1 – moody's international business 7.000% 10/30/2045 $148.850 4.058% machines corp (ibm) current yield dated minimum size coupon pd callable 4.703% 04/30/1996 5k semi-annual no

Suppose that jim plans to borrow money for an education at texas a& m university. jim will need to borrow $25,000 at the end of each year for the next five years (total=$125,000). jim wishes his parents could pay for his education but they can’t. at least, he qualifies for government loans with a reduced interest rate while he is in school. he has a special arrangement with aggiebank to lend him the money at a subsidized rate of 1% over five years without having to make a payment until the end of the fifth year. however, at the end of the fifth year, jim agrees to pay off the loan by borrowing from longhorn bank. longhorn bank will lend him the money he needs at an annual interest rate of 6%. jim agrees to pay back the longhorn bank with 20 annual payments and the payments will be uniform (equal annual payments including principal and interest). (i) calculate how much money jim has to borrow at the end of 5 years to pay off the loan with aggiebank. a. $121,336 b. $127,525 c. $125,000 d. $102,020 e. none of the above