Suppose a 10-year,

$1,000

bond with an

8.6%

coupon rate and semi-annual coupons is trading for a price of

$1,034.71.

a. What is the bond's yield to maturity (expressed as an APR with semi-annual compounding)?

b. If the bond's yield to maturity changes to

9.8%

APR, what will the bond's price be?

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Part 1

a. What is the bond's yield to maturity (expressed as an APR with semi-annual compounding)?

The bond's yield to maturity is

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(Round to two decimal places.)