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Suppose a seven-year, $1,000 bond with a 7.8% coupon rate and semiannual coupons is trading with a yield to maturity of 6.39%.
a. Is this bond currently trading at a discount, at par, or at a premium? Explain.
b. If the yield to maturity of the bond rises to 7.09%
(APR with semiannual compounding), what price will the bond trade for?
a. Is this bond currently trading at a discount, at par, or at a premium? Explain. (Select the best choice below.)
A.
Because the yield to maturity is less than the coupon rate, the bond is trading at a discount.
B.
Because the yield to maturity is greater than the coupon rate, the bond is trading at a premium.
C.
Because the yield to maturity is less than the coupon rate, the bond is trading at a premium.
D.
Because the yield to maturity is greater than the coupon rate, the bond is trading at par.
b. If the yield to maturity of the bond rises to
7.09%
(APR with semiannual compounding), what price will the bond trade for?The new price of the bond is
$nothing.
(Round to the nearest cent.)