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Assume you have a 1-year investment horizon and are trying to choose among three bonds. All have the same degree of default risk and mature in 10 years. The first is a zero-coupon bond that pays $1,000 at maturity. The second has an 8.6% coupon rate and pays the $86 coupon once per year. The third has a 10.6% coupon rate and pays the $106 coupon once per year. a. If all three bonds are now priced to yield 5% to maturity, what are the prices of: (i) the zero-coupon bond; (ii) the 8.6% coupon bond; (iii) the 10.6% coupon bond? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) X Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Zero Coupon 8.6% Coupon 1,277.98 10.6% Coupon Current prices $ 613.91 $ 1,386.09 X b. If you expect their yields to maturity to be 5% at the beginning of next year, what will be the price of each bond? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Zero Coupon 8.6% Coupon 10.6% Coupon Price 1 year from now c. What is your before-tax holding-period return on each bond? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 10.6% Coupon Zero Coupon % 8.6% Coupon % Pre-tax rate f return d. If your tax bracket is 30% on ordinary income and 19.4% on capital gains income, what will be the after-tax rate of return on each bond? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 10.6% Coupon Zero Coupon % 8.6% Coupon % After-tax rate of return e. Recalculate your answers to (b)(d) under the assumption that you expect the yields to maturity on each bond to be 4% at the beginning of next year. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Zero Coupon 8.6% Coupon 10.6% Coupon Price 1 year from now Pre-tax rate of return % % % After-tax rate of return % % %