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A Bond With An Annual Coupon Rate Of 55% Sells For $970. What Is The Bond’s "current Yield"?

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Answer: Bond’s current Yield =56.7%

Step-by-step explanation:

if the annual coupon rate = 55%

then the bond annual coupon payment assuming a 1000 par value will be

= 55% x 1000 = 550

Current yield = actual coupon payment / current bond price

= 550 /970= 0.567 = 56.7%

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