On January $1,2002,$ Zheng Corporation will issue new bonds to finance its expansion plans. In its efforts to price the issue, Zheng Corporation has identified a company of similar risk with an outstanding bond issue that has an $8$ percent coupon rate that is due January $1,2017.$ Thi$$; firm's bonds currently are selling for $$1,091\mathrm{.}96.$ If interest is paid semiannually for both bonds, what must the coupon rate of the new bonds be in order for the issue to sell at par?

$6\mathrm{.}50\%$

$7\mathrm{.}00\%$

$5\mathrm{.}75\%$

$6\mathrm{.}00\%$