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question 42

Multiple Choice

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The Sisyphean Company has a bond outstanding with a face value of $1000 that reaches maturity in 15 years.The bond certificate indicates that the stated coupon rate for this bond is 8% and that the coupon payments are to be made semiannually.
-Assuming the appropriate YTM on the Sisyphean bond is 9.0%,then the price at which this bond trades will be closest to:

• A)$946.
• B)$919.
• C)$1086.
• D)$1000.

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