Ajanta Company bonds will mature after 5 years and they are selling at 80.175% of their face value. The bonds pay interest annually. The required rate of return by the bondholders is 12%. Find the coupon rate of these bonds.

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. Ajanta Company bonds will mature after 5 years and they are selling at 80.175% of their face
value. The bonds pay interest annually. The required rate of return by the bondholders is 12%. Find
the coupon rate of these bonds.
An increase in a bond’s YTM results in a smaller price change than a decrease in yield of equal
magnitude. Elaborate the mentioned property of bond using diagrammatic representation.

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