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Yield to Maturity and Call with Semiannual Payments Thatcher Corporation's bonds will mature in 12 years. The bonds have a face value of $1,000 and an 11.5% coupon rate, paid semiannually. The price of the bonds is $1,050. The bonds are callable in 5 years at a call price of $1,050. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. What is their yield to maturity? % What is their yield to call? % Grade it Now Save & Continue Continue without saving Yield to Maturity and Required Returns The Brownstone Corporation's bonds have 4 years remaining to maturity. Interest is paid annually, the bonds have a $1,000 par value, and the coupon interest rate is 9%. 1. What is the yield to maturity at a current market price of $856? Round your answer to two decimal places. % 2. What is the yield to maturity at a current market price of $1,091? Round your answer to two decimal places. % b. Would you pay $856 for one of these bonds if you thought that the appropriate rate of interest was 13% - that is, if ra = 13%. -Select- Explain your answer. I. You would buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price equals your required rate of return. II. You would buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price does not equal your required rate of return. III. You would buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price is greater than your required rate of return. IV. You would buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price is less than your required rate of return. -Select- Grade it Now Save & Continue Continue without saving