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Please solve the bond valuation of A rating and AA rating

A rating: _______

AA rating: _______

(Related to Checkpoint 9.3) (Bond valuation) Pybus, Inc. is considering issuing bonds that will mature in 16 years with an annual coupon rate of 6 percent. Their par value will be $1,000, and the interest will be paid semiannually. Pybus is hoping to get a AA rating on its bonds and, if it does, the yield to maturity on similar AA bonds is 10.5 percent. However, Pybus is not sure whether the new bonds will receive a AA rating. If they receive an A rating, the yield to maturity on similar A bonds is 11.5 percent. What will be the price of these bonds if they receive either an A or a AA rating