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(Bond valuation) You own a 10-year, $1,000 par value bond paying 6.5 percent interest annually. The market price of the bond is $925, and your required rate of return is 9 percent.
a. Compute the bond's expected rate of return.
b. Determine the value of the bond to you, given your required
rate of return.
c. Should you sell the bond or continue to own it?
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(Yield to maturity) Assume the market price of a 7-year bond for Margaret Inc. is $1,100, and it has a par value of $ $1,000. The bond has an annual interest rate of 9% that is paid semiannually. What is the yield to maturity of the bond?
The yield to maturity of the bond is ____%