A​ bond's market price is ​$1,175. It has a ​$1,000 par​ value, will mature in 8 ​years, and has a coupon interest rate of 11 percent annual​ interest, but makes its interest payments semiannually. What is the​ bond's yield to​ maturity? What happens to the​ bond's yield to maturity if the bond matures in 16 ​years? What if it matures in 4 ​years?

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​(Yield to​ maturity)  A​ bond's market price is
​$1,175.
It has a
​$1,000
par​ value, will mature in
8
​years, and has a coupon interest rate of
11
percent annual​ interest, but makes its interest payments semiannually. What is the​ bond's yield to​ maturity? What happens to the​ bond's yield to maturity if the bond matures in
16
​years? What if it matures in
4
​years?
 
 
 

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a.  The​ bond's yield to maturity if it matures in
8
years is
enter your response here​%.
​ (Round to two decimal​ places.)
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