Sofia purchases a $5,000 7% eight-year par-value bond with annual coupons. If held to maturity, her yield is 6.9%. The bond is callabl at the end of two years for $5,300 and at the end of years five, six, and seven for $5,200. (a) Find Sofia's minimal yield for the period she holds the bond. (Round your answer to two decimal places.) % (b) If the bond is called prior to maturity, Sofia has made arrangements to have the redemption amount accumulate in her i = 5.1% savings account until the end of the eight years. What is her minimal yield for the eight-year period of the bond? (The coupons ar not reinvested. Round your answer to two decimal places.) %

Sofia purchases a $5,000 7% eight-year par-value bond with annual coupons. If held to maturity, her yield is 6.9%. The bond is callabl at the end of two years for $5,300 and at the end of years five, six, and seven for $5,200. (a) Find Sofia's minimal yield for the period she holds the bond. (Round your answer to two decimal places.) % (b) If the bond is called prior to maturity, Sofia has made arrangements to have the redemption amount accumulate in her i = 5.1% savings account until the end of the eight years. What is her minimal yield for the eight-year period of the bond? (The coupons ar not reinvested. Round your answer to two decimal places.) %

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Chapter6: Bonds (debt) - Characteristics And Valuation

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