Bond A is a 15-year, 10.50% semiannual-pay bond priced with a yield to maturity of 8.00%, while Bond B is a 15-year, 7.35% semiannual-pay bond priced with the same yield to maturity. Given that both bonds have par values of $1,000, the prices of these two bonds would be:   Bond A Bond B A. $1,216.15 $944.67 B. $1,216.15 $913.54 C. $746.61 $913.54

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  1. Bond A is a 15-year, 10.50% semiannual-pay bond priced with a yield to maturity of 8.00%, while Bond B is a 15-year, 7.35% semiannual-pay bond priced with the same yield to maturity. Given that both bonds have par values of $1,000, the prices of these two bonds would be:

 

Bond A

Bond B

A.

$1,216.15

$944.67

B.

$1,216.15

$913.54

C.

$746.61

$913.54

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