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Bonds currently sell for $900, a 6-year maturity, and an annual coupon of $90, and par value = $1,000. What is the current yield?
a. 10.00%
b. 11.50%
c. 9.88%
d. 12.27%
Yield to Maturity = [Coupon + Pro-rated Discount]/[(Purchase Price + Redemption Price)/2]
Where,
Coupon = 90
Pro Rated Discount = [(Redemption Price-Purchase Price)/Period to Maturity] = [(1000-900)/6] = 16.6667
Redemption Price (assuming at par) = 1000
Therefore, YTM = [90+16.6667]/[(900+1000)/2] = 106.6667/950 = 0.11228 which is equivalent to 11.5%