A firm offers $12-$year coupon bonds with semiannual payments. The yield to maturity is $6\mathrm{.}23$ percent, and the bonds sell at $101$ percent of par. What is the coupon rate?

A$)3\mathrm{.}09\%$

B$)3\mathrm{.}18\%$

C$)3\mathrm{.}31\%$

D$)6\mathrm{.}35\%$

E$)6\mathrm{.}61\%$

A $15-$year $$1,000$ par value bond has a market price of $$1,065\mathrm{.}10.$ The bond has six years until maturity and a coupon rate of $6\%.$ Coupons are paid semiannually. What is the bond's yield to maturity?

A$)2\mathrm{.}37\%$

B$)2\mathrm{.}38\%$

C$)4\mathrm{.}74\%$

D$)4\mathrm{.}76\%$

E$)4\mathrm{.}16\%$