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An investor must choose between two bonds: Bond A pays
a. Compute the current yield on both bonds.
b. Which bond should she select based on your answer to part a?
c. A drawback of current yield is that it does not consider the total life of the bond. For example, the yield to maturity on Bond A is 8.33 percent. What is the yield to maturity on Bond B?
d. Has your answer changed between parts b and c of this question in terms of which bond to select?
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