Question: Consider the table given below to answer the following question. Maturity Coupon Bid Price Asked Price Chg Asked Yield to Maturity (%) 2017, Nov 15
Consider the table given below to answer the following question.
| Maturity | Coupon | Bid Price | Asked Price | Chg | Asked Yield to Maturity (%) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017, Nov 15 | 4.250 | 106.6250 | 106.6406 | 0.0078 | 0.888 | ||||||||||||||
| 2018, Nov 15 | 1.250 | 100.1484 | 100.1641 | 0.1094 | 1.194 | ||||||||||||||
| 2022, Nov 15 | 1.625 | 97.3047 | 97.3203 | 0.3281 | 2.038 | ||||||||||||||
| 2025, Nov 15 | 2.250 | 99.7500 | 99.7656 | 0.3516 | 2.276 | ||||||||||||||
| 2028, Nov 15 | 5.250 | 130.3906 | 130.4531 | 0.3828 | 2.493 | ||||||||||||||
| 2039, Nov 15 | 4.375 | 124.6406 | 124.6719 | 0.4766 | 2.935 | ||||||||||||||
| 2044, Nov 15 | 3.000 | 98.5859 | 98.6172 | 0.3750 | 3.072 | ||||||||||||||
a. What is the current yield of the 5.25% 2028 maturity bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
b. The current yield is less than the yield to maturity whenever the bond price is greater than the face value. State whether the statement is true or false?
True
False
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