(Solved): Arjay purchases a bond, newly issued by Amalgamated Corporation, for \( \$ 1,000 \). The bond pays ...

Arjay purchases a bond, newly issued by Amalgamated Corporation, for \( \$ 1,000 \). The bond pays \( \$ 60 \) to its holder at the end of the first few years and pays \( \$ 1,060 \) upon its maturity at the end of the 5 years. a. What are the principal amount, the term, the coupon rate, and the coupon payment for Arjay's bond? Instructions: Enter your responses as whole numbers. Principal amount: \( \$ \) Term: years Coupon rate: Coupon payment: \( \$ \) b. After recelving the second coupon payment (at the end of the second year). Arjay decides to sell his bond in the bond market. What price can he expect for his bond if the one-year interest rate at that time is 4 percent? 9 percent? 12 percent? Instructions: Enter your responses as whole numbers. Expected price for the bond at: 4 percent: \( \$ \) 9 percent \( \$ \) 12 percent: \( \$ \) c. Suppose that after two years, the price of Arjay's bond falls below \( \$ 1,000 \), even though the market interest rate equals the coupon rate. One possible reason is that: