Galt Industries Has Just Issued a Callable,$1000 Par Value,five-Year,6% Coupon

question 11

Multiple Choice

Galt Industries has just issued a callable,$1000 par value,five-year,6% coupon bond with semiannual coupon payments.The bond can be called at par in three years or anytime thereafter on a coupon payment date.If the bond is currently trading for $978.94,then its yield to call is closest to:

• A)3.4%.
• B)6.0%.
• C)6.5%.
• D)6.8%.

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Definitions:

Salvage Value

The expected sale value of an asset upon reaching the end of its serviceable life.

Units-Of-Activity Method

Depreciation method in which useful life is expressed in terms of the total units of production or use expected from an asset.

Depreciation Expense

The allocation of a tangible asset's cost over its useful life to account for declines in value over time.

Salvage Value

The anticipated recovery value of an asset when it no longer has usable life.