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question 18

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 that this bond trades for $1112,then the YTM for this bond is closest to:

• A)8.0%.
• B)3.4%.
• C)6.8%.
• D)9.2%.

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