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- A seven-year government bond makes annual coupon payments of 5% and offers an interest rate (ie. YTM) of 3% annually compounded. Suppose that one year later the bond still yields 3%.
a) What is the
b) What is the bond price in year 1?
c) What return has the bondholder earned over the first year?
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