Fiona Trail is a recent retiree who is interested in investing some of her savings in corporate bonds. Her financial planner has suggested she invest in bond A, which has 5% coupon rate, paid semi-annually, mature in 15 years, and has a $1000 face value. Bond A has a current yield to maturity of 7.5% Without calculating the price of the bond, indicate whether the bond is trading at a premium, at a discount, or at par. Explain your reason. In other words, use concepts to justify your conclusion, without actually calculating the bond price here.

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Fiona Trail is a recent retiree who is interested in investing some of her savings in corporate bonds. Her financial planner has suggested she invest in bond A, which has 5% coupon rate, paid semi-annually, mature in 15 years, and has a $1000 face value. Bond A has a current yield to maturity of 7.5%

Without calculating the price of the bond, indicate whether the bond is trading at a premium, at a discount, or at par. Explain your reason. In other words, use concepts to justify your conclusion, without actually calculating the bond price here.        

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