Yield to call & Yield to maturity

Ten years ago the Templeton Company issued 30-year bonds with a 10% annual coupon rate at their $1,000 par value. The bonds had a 9% call premium, with 5 years of call protection. Today Templeton called the bonds. Compute the realized rate of return for an investor who purchased the bonds when they were issued and held them until they were called. Round your answer to two decimal places. % Why should or should not the investor be happy that Templeton called them? I. Investors should be happy. Since the bonds have been called, investors will no longer need to consider reinvestment rate risk. II. Investors should not be happy. Since the bonds have been called, interest rates must have fallen sufficiently such that the YTC is less than the YTM. If investors wish to reinvest their interest receipts, they must do so at lower interest rates. III. Investors should be happy. Since the bonds have been called, interest rates must have risen sufficiently such that the YTC is greater than the YTM. If investors wish to reinvest their interest receipts, they can now do so at higher interest rates. IV. Investors should be happy. Since the bonds have been called, investors will receive a call premium and can declare a capital gain on their tax returns. -Select- Harrimon Industries bonds have 4 years left to maturity. Interest is paid annually, and the bonds have a $1,000 par value and a coupon rate of 8%. a. What is the yield to maturity at a current market price of 1. $815? Round your answer to two decimal places. % 2. $1,090? Round your answer to two decimal places. % b. Would you pay $815 for each bond if you thought that a "fair" market interest rate for such bonds was 13%-that is, if rd = 13%? I. You would buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price is less than your required rate of return. II. You would buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price equals your required rate of return. III. You would not buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price is greater than your required rate of return. IV. You would not buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price is less than the coupon rate on the bond. V. You would buy the bond as long as the yield to maturity at this price is greater than your required rate of return. -Select