A newly issued bond pays its coupons once annually. Its coupon rate is 4.2%, its maturity is 20 years, and its yield to maturity is 11.5%.

a.	Find the holding-period return for a 1-year investment period if the bond is selling at a yield to maturity of 10.5% by the end of the year. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

Holding-period return

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b.

If you sell the bond after 1 year, what taxes will you owe if the tax rate on interest income is 40% and the tax rate on capital gains income is 30%? The bond is subject to original-issue discount tax treatment. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Tax on interest income	$
Tax on capital gain	$
Total taxes	$

c.	What is the after-tax holding-period return on the bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

After-tax holding-period return

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d.

Find the realized compound yield before taxes for a 2-year holding period, assuming that (1) you sell the bond after 2 years, (2) the bond yield is 10.5% at the end of the second year, and (3) the coupon can be reinvested for 1 year at a 3% interest rate. (Do not round intermediate calculations.Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

Realized compound yield before taxes

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e.	Use the tax rates in part (b) to compute the after-tax 2-year realized compound yield. Remember to take account of OID tax rules. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

After-tax 2-year realized compound yield

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