Suppose a seven-year, $1,000 bond with a 8.14% coupon rate and semiannual coupons is trading with a yield to maturity of 5.75%.
a. Is this bond currently trading at a discount, at par, or at a premium Explain.
b. If the yield to maturity of the bond rises to 5.92% (APR with semiannual? compounding), at what price will the bond trade?
a. Is this bond currently trading at a discount, at par, or at a premuim Explain.
The bond is currently trading... (Select the best choice? below.)
A.... at a discount because the coupon rate is greater than the yield to maturity
B.... at par because the coupon rate is equal to the yield to maturity
C.... at a premium because the coupon rate is greater than the yield to maturity
D.... at a premium because the yield to maturity is greater than the coupon rate.