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the 13 year $1,000 par value bonds of Waco industries pay 12 percent interest annually. The market price of the bond is $1155, and the market's required yield to maturity on a comparable risk bond is 8 percent
a. Compute the bond's yield to maturity
b. Determine the value of the bond to you given the market's required yield to maturity on a comparable risk bond
c. Should you purchase the bond?
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