Question: 1. (Expected rate of return and current yield) Citigroup issued bonds that pay a 5.5 percent coupon interest rate. The bonds mature in 5 years. They are selling for $1,076. What would be your expected rate of return (yield to maturity) if you bought the bonds? What would the current yield be?
2. (Bondholders' yield to maturity) Alph Plc.'s bonds mature at par in 10 years. The bonds pay annual coupon rate 9 percent. If the current market price of this bond is $1,320, what is the yield to maturity of Alpha's bonds?