Vision, Inc. issued semi-annual, 7.5%, 10 year bonds five years ago. Today’s market rate for Vision...

Vision, Inc. issued semi-annual, 7.5%, 10 year bonds five years ago. Today’s market rate for Vision is 9% and that rate is expected to be 12% three years from now. If an investor bought the bond today and sold it in three years, what would be her holding period yield?

A. 7.70%

B. 7.37%

C. 6.70%

D. 9.42%

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