During recessionary periods, bonds that were issuedmany

Chapter 7, Problem 7.50

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During recessionary periods, bonds that were issuedmany years ago have a higher coupon rate than currently issued bonds. Therefore, they maysell at a premium, a price higher than their facevalue, because of currently low coupon rates. A$50,000 bond that was issued 15years ago is forsale for $60,000. What rate of return per year willa purchaser make if the bond coupon rate is 14%per year, payable annually, and the bond is due 5years from now? Write the ROR equation and usea single-cell spreadsheet function to display thecorrect answer directly.

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