Ted's Welding Shop has a pure discount bond with a face value of $5,000 that matures in one year. The risk-free rate of return is 4.5 percent. The assets of the business are expected to be worth
Either $4,800 or $5,200 in one year. Currently, these assets are worth $4,750. What is the current
Value of the bond?

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To calculate the current value of the bond, we need to use the formula for the present value of a pure discount bond:
PV = FV / (1 + r)^t
where PV is the present value, FV is the face value, r is the risk-free rate, and t is the time to maturity.

Plugging in the values, we get:
PV = 5,000 / (1 + 0.045)^1 = $4,784.69

However, we also need to consider the uncertainty in the value of the assets. The expected value of the assets is ($4,800 + $5,200) / 2 = $5,000, which is the same as the face value of the bond. This means that the bond is properly priced if the assets end up being worth $5,000 in one year.

If the assets end up being worth $4,800, then the bond will be worth less than its face value, and its current value will be lower than $4,784.69. Conversely, if the assets end up being worth $5,200, then the bond will be worth more than its face value, and its current value will be higher than $4,784.69.

To find the range of possible values for the bond, we need to calculate the present value of the bond under each scenario. If the assets are worth $4,800, the present value of the bond is:
PV = 5,000 / (1 + 0.045)^1.05 = $4,612.55

If the assets are worth $5,200, the present value of the bond is:
PV = 5,000 / (1 + 0.045)^0.95 = $4,737.18

Finally, we need to weigh these values by the probability of each scenario. Since we don't know the exact probabilities, we can assume that they are equally likely, which means that we need to take the average of the two present values:
PV = ($4,612.55 + $4,737.18) / 2 = $4,674.87

Therefore, the current value of the bond is $4,671.65 (rounded to the nearest cent), which is answer choice D.

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