$9-4$: Bond Yields

$9-6$: Bonds with Semiannual Coupons

Current yield, capital gains yield, and yield to maturity gains yield last year was $-9\mathrm{.}17\%.$

a$.$ What is the yield to maturity? Round your answer to two decimal places.

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b$.$ For the coming year, what is the expected current yield? $($Hint: Refer to Footnote $7$ for the definition of the current yield and to Table $7\mathrm{.}1.)$ Round your answer to two decimal places.

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