Last year Carson Industries issued a 10-year, 12% semiannual coupon bond at its par value of...

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Last year Carson Industries issued a 10-year, 12% semiannual coupon bond at its par value of $1,000. Currently, the bond can be called in 6 years at a price of $1,060 and it sells for $1,150. a. What are the bond's nominal yield to maturity and its nominal yield to call? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. YTM: YTC: % % Would an investor be more likely to earn the YTM or the YTC? -Select- b. What is the current yield? (Hint: Refer to Footnote 6 for the definition of the current yield and to Table 7.1) Round your answer to two decimal places. % Is this yield affected by whether the bond is likely to be called? T If the hond is called the capital gain viol Last year Carson Industries issued a 10-year, 12% semiannual coupon bond at its par value of $1,000. Currently, the bond can be called in 6 years at a price of $1,060 and it sells for $1,150. a. What are the bond's nominal yield to maturity and its nominal yield to call? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. YTM: YTC: % % Would an investor be more likely to earn the YTM or the YTC? -Select- b. What is the current yield? (Hint: Refer to Footnote 6 for the definition of the current yield and to Table 7.1) Round your answer to two decimal places. % Is this yield affected by whether the bond is likely to be called? T If the hond is called the capital gain viol