Builtrite sold 15 year,\$1000 par value, zero coupon bonds for \$481 what was their yield

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Par Value of Bond	$ 1,000
Maturity period in years	15
Current Sales Price	$ 481
Discount Factor =481/1000=	0.481
From PV table we get that the PV factor @5% for 15 years
is =0.481
So the Yield of the Zero Coupon Bond is 5%

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