FINANCE Formula Help

I am trying to set up a spreadsheet function to get the following answers
but am having little luck. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a
formula to get the required answers?

Q: Consider a bond with a face value of $1,000. The coupon payment is made
semi-annually and the yield to maturity is 12% (effective annual yield). How
much would you pay for the bond if:
A: The coupon rate is 8% and the time to maturity is 20 years?
B: The coupon rate is 10% and the time to maturity is 15 years?

Any help would be appreciated...

JCH

Look in help for the PRICE function.
Only trick is that the yield to maturity is expressed in the same frequency
as the coupon payments, so you have to convert 12% to BEY.
kcc

"JCH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am trying to set up a spreadsheet function to get the following answers
>but am having little luck. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a
>formula to get the required answers?
>
> Q: Consider a bond with a face value of $1,000. The coupon payment is made
> semi-annually and the yield to maturity is 12% (effective annual yield).
> How much would you pay for the bond if:
> A: The coupon rate is 8% and the time to maturity is 20 years?
> B: The coupon rate is 10% and the time to maturity is 15 years?
>
> Any help would be appreciated...
>
> JCH
>
>