Shidao Enterprises has bonds on the market making annual payments, with 12 years to maturity, and selling for $920. At this price, the bonds yield 11.0 percent. What must the coupon rate be on the bonds?
11.00%
19.54%
9.77%
10.62%
9.97%
We have the bond price formula:
Where,
C = Periodic coupon payment,
P = Par value of the bond, (assuming P = $1000)
r = Yield to maturity
n = Years to maturity
Therefore,
So we have periodic coupon payment = $97.68
Therefore,
OR
Therefore, the coupon rate is 9.77%
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