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Workman Software has 9.4 percent coupon bonds on the market with 19 years to maturity. The bonds make semiannual payments and currently sell for 107.5 percent of par. |
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What is the current yield on the bonds? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
b. | What is the YTM? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
c. | What is the effective annual yield? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |
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