A Company Issues a Ten-Year Bond at Par with a Coupon

question 26

Multiple Choice

A company issues a ten-year bond at par with a coupon rate of 6% paid semi-annually.The YTM at the beginning of the third year of the bond (8 years left to maturity) is 7.8%.What was the percentage change in the price of the bond over the past two years?

• A)11.81%
• B)-43.04%
• C)-10.56%
• D)75.55%

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