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Consider a $1000 par value, 7.5% coupon bond (coupon payments are made quarterly) that has 12 years remaining to maturity. The bond has a yield to maturity of 6.98%. If you buy the bond today expecting to hold it to maturity and believe you can reinvest the quarterly coupon payments at an annual nominal rate of 5.25% through maturity, what is the total return you expect to earn on this investment? Compute all intermediate step values to 4 decimal places and record your final numerical answer as a percent rounded to 3 decimal places.