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You paid $1,069 for a corporate bond that has a 7.03% coupon rate. What is the current yield?
Assume par value = $1,000
Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.
Amount of annual interest = Face value × Interest rate = $1,000 × 0.0703 = $70.3
Current yield = Annual interest amount / Current price
Current yield = $70.3 / $1,069
Current yield = 0.0658 or 6.58%