Barnes Enterprises has bonds on the market making annual payments, with 12 years to maturity, a par

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Barnes Enterprises has bonds on the market making annual payments, with 12 years to maturity, a par value of $1,000, and a price of $963. At this price, the bonds yield 6.14 percent. What must the coupon rate be on the bonds?

Coupon
A coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity. Coupons are usually referred to in terms of the coupon rate (the sum of coupons paid in a...
Par Value
Par value is the face value of a bond. Par value is important for a bond or fixed-income instrument because it determines its maturity value as well as the dollar value of coupon payments. The market price of a bond may be above or below par,...
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Essentials of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-1259277214

9th edition

Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford Jordan

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