The Petit Chef Co. has 7 percent coupon bonds on the market with 9 years left to maturity. The bonds make annual payments and have a par value of $1,000. If the bonds currently sell for $1,038.50, what is the YTM? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)

The yield to maturity is 6.45%.

Explanation:

Yield to Maturity (YTM) is the long term yield on the bond based on the assumption that the bond is held till maturity. The Yield to Maturity is calculated using the formula as shown in the attachment,

The coupon payment on bonds is = 1000 * 0.07 = 70

YTM = ( 70 + (1000 - 1038.5)/9 )  /  ((1000 + 1038.5) / 2)

YTM = 0.06448 or 6.448% rounded off to 6.45%

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