Assume that you purchase an 8 percent semi-annual, 20-year, $1,000 par bond, priced at $1,012.50, when it has 12 years remaining until maturity.
a. What is the bond’s approximate yield-to-maturity (YTM)?
b. What is the bond’s actual yield-to-maturity (YTM)?
c. If the bond is callable in 3 years, what will its current yield-to-call (YTC) be?