Purple Whale Foodstuffs Inc. has 9% annual coupon bonds that are callable and have 18 years left until maturity. The bonds have a par value of $1,000, and their current market price is $950.35. However, Purple Whale Foodstuffs Inc. may call the bonds in eight years at a call price of $1,060.

Purple Whale Foodstuffs Inc.s bonds have a yield-to-maturity (YTM) of _______ and a yield-to-call (YTC) of _______.

If interest rates are expected to remain constant, what is the best estimate of the remaining life left for Purple Whale Foodstuffs Inc.s bonds?

a. 10 years

b. 13 years

c. 18 years

d. 8 years

If Purple Whale Foodstuffs Inc. issued new bonds today, what coupon rate must the bonds have to be issued at par?