Question: Please break out how to solve, specifically using a financial calculator. On January 1, 2017, you purchased a 10-year bond issued by Alpha Inc at

Please break out how to solve, specifically using a financial calculator.

On January 1, 2017, you purchased a 10-year bond issued by Alpha Inc at par. The bond features an 8% coupon ($40 every six months) and a par value of $1000. Within minutes of purchasing the bond, Alpha announced financial problems, and the terms of the bond were renegotiated overnight. Going forward, Alpha will only pay a 6% coupon ($30 every six months) and $800 at maturity. The YTM rose to 24.43% on January 2, 2017. What is the true discount rate (nominal rate with semi annual compounding) investors are applying to the renegotiated cash flows?

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