Answer: The current price of bond is=$ 940.05
Working notes for the above answer is as under
Face value = $1000
F=1000
bond maturing in 9 years
t=9
coupon rate of 8 percent, paid annually,m=1
Cr=8%
YTM (interest rate) of 9
R =9%
Formula for current price of the bond is as follow
Bond Value = FV { 1/(1+R/m)mN + (Cr/R) (1 – (1+R/m)-mN)}
We put the figures in the formula as follow
=1000 ( 1/(1+0.09/1)1*9 + (0.08/0.09) (1-(1+0.09/1) -1*9) )
Solving this equation we will get
Bond price = $ 940.05