Bonds issued by Sizzle Cleaners were priced at $$1,091\mathrm{.}00$ six months ago. The bonds pay semi$-$annual coupons, have a coupon rate of $7\mathrm{.}48\%,$ just made a coupon payment, and have a face value of $$1,000\mathrm{.}00.$ If the bonds had a percentage return over the past $6$ months $($from $6$ months ago to today$)$ of $9\mathrm{.}39\%,$ then what is the current yield of the bonds today?

$6\mathrm{.}47\%($plus or minus $2$ bps$)$

$3\mathrm{.}24\%($plus or minus $2$ bps$)$

$6\mathrm{.}86\%($plus or minus $2$ bps$)$

$3\mathrm{.}43\%($plus or minus $2$ bps$)$

Vicente owns investment A and $1$ bond $B.$ The total value of his holdings is $$3,150\mathrm{.}00.$ Bond $B$ has a coupon rate of $19\mathrm{.}95$ percent, par value of $$1,010\mathrm{.}00,$ YTM of $12\mathrm{.}32$ percent, $9$ years until maturity, and semi$-$annual coupons with the next coupon due in $6$ months. Investment A is expected to produce cash flows forever. The next cash flow is expected to be $x$ in $1$ year, and subsequent annual cash flows are expected to increase by $1\mathrm{.}19$ percent each year forever. The expected return for investment $A$ is $17\mathrm{.}52$ percent. What is $x,$ the annual cash flow that will be paid in $1$ year from now by investment $A?$

An amount equal to or greater than $$394\mathrm{.}00$ but less than $$421\mathrm{.}00$

An amount equal to or greater than $$292\mathrm{.}00$ but less than $$312\mathrm{.}00$

An amount equal to or greater than $$351\mathrm{.}00$ but less than $$394\mathrm{.}00$

An amount equal to or greater than $$312\mathrm{.}00$ but less than $$351\mathrm{.}00$

An amount less than $$292\mathrm{.}00$ or an amount greater than $$421\mathrm{.}00$

Bonds issued by Blanca Time have a par value of $$1,000\mathrm{.}00,$ were priced at $$953\mathrm{.}00$ six months ago, and are priced at $$847\mathrm{.}00$ today. The bonds pay semi$-$annual coupons and just made a coupon payment. If the bonds had a percentage return over the past $6$ months $($from $6$ months ago to today$)$ of $-5\mathrm{.}61\%,$ then what is the current yield of the bonds today?

$12\mathrm{.}41\%($plus or minus $2bps)$

$6\mathrm{.}20\%($plus or minus $2bps)$

$11\mathrm{.}03\%($plus or minus $2bps)$

$5\mathrm{.}51\%($plus or minus $2bps)$