Your firm has a credit rating of Baa. You notice that the credit spread for five-year maturity Baa debt is 150 basis points (1.50%). Your firm is issuing a five-year 5% semiannual coupon bond. You see that new five-year Treasury notes are being issued at par with a coupon rate of 3.5%. Should your bond be issued at par, at a discount, or at a premium?

Group of answer choices

at a discount

at a premium

Cannot be determined from information given

at par value