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Gabriele Enterprises has bonds on the market making annual payments, with 15 years to maturity, a par value of $1,000, and selling for $840. At this price, the bonds yield 8.1 percent. What must the coupon rate be on the bonds? Multiple Choice • 6.32% • 8.10% • 12.44% • 7.40% • 6.22%
Value of Bond =
Where r is the discounting rate of a compounding period i.e. 8.1%
And n is the no of Compounding periods 15 years
Coupon ?
840 =
840 = Coupon * 8.50746159604 + 310.89561072
Coupon = 840 - 310.89561072 / 8.50746159604
Coupon = 62.20
Coupon Rate = 62.20 / 1000
Coupon Rate = 6.22%
Option 5 is correct.