Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 46

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Suppose you purchase a 20-year treasury bond with a 6% annual coupon ten years ago at par.Today the bond's yield to maturity has risen to 8% (EAR) .
-If you hold this bond to maturity,the internal rate of return you will earn on your investment will be closest to:

• A)5.0%.
• B)5.6%.
• C)6.0%.
• D)8.0%.

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Definitions:

Expenses

The costs of operating the business that are incurred to generate revenues during the period.

Liabilities

Financial obligations or debts owed by a business to another entity, typically resulting from past transactions or events.

Adjusting Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditures to the period in which they actually occurred.

Interest-Bearing Note

A debt instrument that pays interest to the holder until its maturity.