A Firm Issues Ten-Year Bonds with a Coupon Rate of 6.5%,paid

question 31

Multiple Choice

A firm issues ten-year bonds with a coupon rate of 6.5%,paid semiannually.The credit spread for this firm's ten-year debt is 0.8%.New ten-year Treasury notes are being issued at par with a coupon rate of 5%.What should the price of the firm's outstanding ten-year bonds be per $100 of face value?

• A)$97.28
• B)$98.27
• C)$100.86
• D)$105.26

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