Gabbys Garage issued a bond with a 10-year maturity, a $1,000 par value, a 10 percent coupon

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Gabby’s Garage issued a bond with a 10-year maturity, a $1,000 par value, a 10 percent coupon rate, and semiannual interest payments.

Two years after the bond was issued, the going rate of interest on similar-risk bonds fell to 6 percent. Suppose the market rate stays at this level for the remainder of the bond’s life.

Compute the

(a) current yield and

(b) capital gains yield that the bond will generate in the third year (Year 3) of its life.

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Cfin4 Plus Coursemate Printed Access Card 2014

ISBN: 9781285434544

1st Student Edition

Authors: Scott Besley, Eugene F. Brigham

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