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question 68

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 7.5%,then the price that this bond trades for will be closest to:

• A)$1045
• B)$691
• C)$1000
• D)$957

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Definitions:

Interest Rate

The expense levied by a lender on a borrower, expressed as a percentage of the principal, for the right to use money or property.

Present Value

The contemporary valuation of a future monetary sum or cash flow sequence, factoring in a designated return rate.

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Present Value

The modern-day value of a sum of money to be received in the future, adjusted for a specific rate of return.