(Bond valuation relationships) The

15

-year,

$1 comma 000

par value bonds of Waco Industries pay

8

percent interest annually. The market price of the bond is

$1 comma 145

,

and the market's required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is

5

percent.

a.Compute the bond's yield to maturity.

b.Determine the value of the bond to you given the market's required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond.

c.Should you purchase the bond?

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Part 1

a.What is your yield to maturity on the Waco bonds given the current market price of the bonds?

%

(Round to two decimal places.)