The market price is ​$900 for a 15​-year bond ​($1,000 par​ value) that pays 9 percent annual​ interest, but makes interest payments on a semiannual basis ​(4.5 percent​ semiannually). What is the​ bond's yield to​ maturity?

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(Related to Checkpoint​ 9.2)  ​(Yield to​ maturity)  The market price is
​$900
for a
15​-year
bond
​($1,000
par​ value) that pays
9
percent annual​ interest, but makes interest payments on a semiannual basis
​(4.5
percent​ semiannually). What is the​ bond's yield to​ maturity?
 
 
 

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The​ bond's yield to maturity is
enter your response here​%.
​ (Round to two decimal​ places.)
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