You own a bond with an annual coupon rate of 6% maturing in two years and priced at 85%. Suppose that there is a 10% chance that at maturity the bond will default and you will receive only 45% of the promised payment. Assume a face value of $1,000. a. What is the bond's promised yield to maturity? b. What is its expected yield (i.e., the possible yields weighted by their probabilities)? Note: Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. a. Promised yield b. Expected yield % %

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You own a bond with an annual coupon rate of 6% maturing in two years and priced at 85%. Suppose that there is a 10% chance that at
maturity the bond will default and you will receive only 45% of the promised payment. Assume a face value of $1,000.
a. What is the bond's promised yield to maturity?
b. What is its expected yield (i.e., the possible yields weighted by their probabilities)?
Note: Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.
a. Promised yield
b. Expected yield
%
%
Transcribed Image Text:You own a bond with an annual coupon rate of 6% maturing in two years and priced at 85%. Suppose that there is a 10% chance that at maturity the bond will default and you will receive only 45% of the promised payment. Assume a face value of $1,000. a. What is the bond's promised yield to maturity? b. What is its expected yield (i.e., the possible yields weighted by their probabilities)? Note: Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. a. Promised yield b. Expected yield % %
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