Because of this safety feature, tempered glass is used in the side and rear windows of automobiles made in the United States, as well as in the windshields of some foreign- made cars. Flotation is a method used by scientists to determine the ________________ of a particle of glass.
Coupon tells us the rate of returns(%) for the bonds when it was first issued based on issue price. Yield tells us the rate of returns(%) for the bond based on current price. Assuming a bond was issued at $1000, promising to pay $50 yearly, it has a coupon rate of 5% & yield of 5%. However, if due to unforseen circumstances the bond price drops to $500, it still has a coupon rate of 5% but the yield is currently 10%. Coupon (%) = Returns / Issue Price * 100.
Your bond has a 4% coupon rate. The coupons are fixed; no matter what price the bond trades for, the interest payments always equal $40 per year. The coupon rate is often different from the yield. A bond's yield is more accurately thought of as the effective rate of return based on the actual market value of the bond. At face value, the coupon rate and yield equal each other. If you sell your $1,000 bond at a $100 premium, the bond's yield is now equal to $40 / $1,100, or 3.63%.