QUESTION 16 Bonds issued by Vermont Shipping were priced at $976.00 six months ago and are priced at $971.00 today. The bonds have a face value of 51,000, pay semi-annual coupons, and just made a coupon payment. The bonds had a percentage return over the past six months of 5,6%. What is the coupon rate of the bonds? a. 11.93% (plus or minus 0.03 percentage points) b. 9.93% (plus or minus 0.03 percentage points) c. 12.29(plus or minus 0.03 percentage points) d. 6.14% (plus or minus 0.03 percentage points) e. None of the above is within 0.03 percentage points of the correct