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Showbiz, Inc., has issued eight-year bonds with a coupon of 6.375 percent and semiannual coupon payments. Th e market’s required rate of return on such bonds is 7.65 percent. a. What is the market price of these bonds? b. If the above bond is callable aft er fi ve years at an 8.5 percent premium on the face value, what is the expected return on this bond?