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(Related to Checkpoint 9.3) (Bond valuation) Pybus, Inc. is considering issuing bonds that will mature...

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(Related to Checkpoint 9.3) (Bond valuation) Pybus, Inc. is considering issuing bonds that will mature in 15 years with an annual coupon rate of 12 percent. Their par value will be $1,000, and the interest will be paid semiannually. Pybus is hoping to get a AA rating on its bonds and, if it does, the yield to maturity on similar AA bonds is 10.5 percent. However, Pybus is not sure whether the new bonds will receive a AA rating. If they receive an A rating, the yield to maturity on similar A bonds is 11.5 percent. What will be the price of these bonds if they receive either an A or a AA rating? a. The price of the Pybus bonds if they receive a AA rating will be $. (Round to the nearest cent.) b. The price of the Pybus bonds if they receive an A rating will be $. (Round to the nearest cent.) (Inflation and interest rates) What would you expect the nominal rate of interest to be if the real rate is 4.9 percent and the expected inflation rate is 2.5 percent? The nominal rate of interest would be %. (Round to two decimal places.)

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