Chamberlain Co wants to issue new 20-year bonds for such much-needed expansion projects. The company currently has 7% coupon bonds on the market that sell for $1,083, make semiannual payments, and mature in 20 years. What coupon rate should the company set on its new bonds if it wants them to sell at par?

1 2 3 Chamberlain Co. wants to issue new 20-year bonds for some much-needed expansion projects. The company currently has 7 percent coupon bonds on the market that sell for $1,083, make semiannual payments, and mature in 20 years. What coupon rate should the company set on its new bonds if it wants them to sell at par? 4 5 6 7 8 Settlement date Maturity date Annual coupon rate Coupons per year Redemption value (% of par) Bond price (% of par) 1/1/2000 1/1/2020 7% 2 100 108.3 9 10 11 12 13 14 Complete the following analysis. Do not hard code values in your calculations. Leave the "Basis" input blank in the function. You must use the built-in Excel function to answer the bond price questions. 15 16 Yield to maturity 17