(Related to Checkpoint 9.2) (Yield to maturity) The Saleemi Corporation's $1,000 bonds pay 12 percent interest annually and have 8 years until maturity. You can purchase the bond for $945. a. What is the yield to maturity on this bond? b. Should you purchase the bond if the yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 15 percent? a. The yield to maturity on the Saleemi bonds is \%. (Round to two decimal places.) (Related to Checkpoint 9.3) (Bond valuation relationships) You own a bond that pays $100 in annual interest, with a $1,000 par value. It matures in 10 years. The market's required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 12 percent. a. Calculate the value of the bond. b. How does the value change if the yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond (i) increases to 15 percent or (ii) decreases to 6 percent? c. Explain the implications of your answers in part b as they relate to interest-rate risk, premium bonds, and discount bonds. d. Assume that the bond matures in 4 years instead of 10 years and recalculate your answers in parts a and b. e. Explain the implications of your answers in part d as they relate to interest-rate risk, premium bonds, and discount bonds. a. What is the value of the bond if the market's required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 12 percent? $ (Round to the nearest cent.)