​(Bond valuation​ relationships) The 13​-year, ​$1,000 par value bonds of Waco Industries pay 12 percent interest annually. The market price of the bond is ​$1,145​, 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?       Question content area bottom Part 1 a.  What is your yield to maturity on the Waco bonds given the current market price of the​ bonds?   enter your response here​% ​ (Round to two decimal​ places.)

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​(Related to Checkpoint 9.2 and Checkpoint​ 9.3)  ​(Bond valuation​ relationships) The
13​-year,
​$1,000
par value bonds of Waco Industries pay
12
percent interest annually. The market price of the bond is
​$1,145​,
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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a.  What is your yield to maturity on the Waco bonds given the current market price of the​ bonds?
 
enter your response here​%
​ (Round to two decimal​ places.)
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