Answer:
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that the British government has a consol bond outstanding paying pound 100 per year forever and that the current interest rate is 4% per year.
A. What is the value of the bond immediately after a payment is made?
The value of the bond here will be the present value of the payment on perpetuity. This will be payment divided by rate.
= $100/4%
= $100/0.04
= $2500
B. What is the value of the bond immediately before a payment is made?
The bond value here will be the value of the payment added to the value of the bond immediately after a payment is made which is calculated in (a) above. This will be:
= $100 + $2500
= $2600
