USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 95

Multiple Choice

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
The following information is given concerning a substitution swap. You currently hold a 25-year, Aa 10-percent coupon bond priced to yield 12 percent. As a swap candidate, you are considering a 25-year, Aa 10 percent coupon bond priced to yield 13 percent. Assume a reinvestment rate of 12 percent, semiannual compounding, and a one-year workout period.

-Refer to Exhibit 13.9. The realized compound yield on the current bond is

• A) 10.00%.
• B) 11.9985%.
• C) 12.9397%.
• D) 13.9399%.
• E) 12.3585%.

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