Chocolate and Rum,Inc

question 54

Multiple Choice

Chocolate and Rum,Inc. offers a 7% coupon bond with semiannual payments and a yield to maturity of 7.73%. The bonds mature in 9 years. What is the market price of a $1,000 face value bond?

• A) $953.28
• B) $963.88
• C) $1,108.16
• D) $1,401.26
• E) $1,401.86

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