Luther Industries needs to raise $25 million to fund a new office complex. The company plans on issuing ten-year bonds with a face value of $1000 and a coupon rate of 6.6% (annual payments). The following table summarizes the YTM for similar ten-year corporate bonds of various credit ratings: Rating AAA YTM BB 6.73% 6.93% 7.03% 7.43% 7.93% AA A BBB Assuming that Luther's bonds receive a AAA rating, the price of the bonds will be closest to: O A. $1,189 O B. $1,387 OC. $991 O D. $793

Luther Industries needs to raise $25 million to fund a new office complex. The company plans on issuing ten-year bonds with a face value of $1000 and a coupon rate of 6.6% (annual payments). The following table summarizes the YTM for similar ten-year corporate bonds of various credit ratings: Rating AAA YTM BB 6.73% 6.93% 7.03% 7.43% 7.93% AA A BBB Assuming that Luther's bonds receive a AAA rating, the price of the bonds will be closest to: O A. $1,189 O B. $1,387 OC. $991 O D. $793

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