It is the year 2017 and there are exactly 30 years remaining until maturity on Daimlers dollar-denominated

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It is the year 2017 and there are exactly 30 years remaining until maturity on Daimler’s dollar-denominated 8.5 percent bonds. These bonds pay a semiannual coupon of 4.25 percent for 30 years, and then the entire principal at maturity. Suppose Daimler’s bonds are selling at par.

a. What is the yield to maturity using the U.S. bond equivalent yield calculation?

b. What is the yield to maturity using Europe’s effective annual yield calculation?

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