Question: Procter & Gamble issued 2 0 - year bonds. The coupon rate on these bonds is 9 . 6 percent. The bonds make semiannual coupon

Procter & Gamble issued 20-year bonds. The coupon rate on these bonds is 9.6 percent. The bonds make semiannual coupon payments. Today you can buy each of these bonds for $940.
Calculate the yield to maturity.
In this problem, the yield to maturity is solved the easiest using the financial calculator. I will need to use [ Select ]["0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"][ Select ]["0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"] for "N"(number of coupons) and [ Select ]["0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"][ Select ]["0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"] for "PMT"(coupon).
In this problem, my numerical answer for the yield to maturity is [ Select ]["0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"][ Select ]["0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"].[ Select ]["0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"][ Select ]["0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9"]%.(Increase decimal places for any intermediate calculations, from the default 2 to 6 or higher. Only round your final answer to TWO decimal places: for example, 10.23.)
Also, this bond is known as

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