Question: Use the option data from July 23, 2009 in the table, LOADING..., to determine the rate Google would have paid if it had issued $128.00

Use the option data from July 23, 2009 in the table, LOADING..., to determine the rate Google would have paid if it had issued $128.00 billion in zero-coupon debt due in January 2011. Suppose Google currently had 320.00 million shares outstanding, implying a market value of $135.13 billion. Risk-free rate is 1.2%. (Assume perfect capital markets.)

GOOG

422.27 +7.87

Jul 13 2009 @ 13:10 EST

Vol 2177516

Calls

Bid

Ask

Open

Int

11 Jan 150.0 (OZF AJ)

273.60

276.90

100

11 Jan 160.0 (OZF AL)

264.50

267.520

82

11 Jan 200.0 (OZF AA)

228.90

231.20

172

11 Jan 250.00 (OZF AU)

186.50

188.80

103

11 Jan 280.0 (OZF AX)

162.80

165.00

98

11 Jan 300.0 (OZF AT)

148.20

150.10

408

11 Jan 320.0 (OZF AD)

133.90

135.90

63

11 Jan 340.0 (OZF AI)

120.50

122.60

99

11 Jan 350.0 (OZF AK)

114.10

116.10

269

11 Jan 360.0 (OZF AM)

107.90

110.00

66

11 Jan 380.0 (OZF AZ)

95.80

98.00

88

11 Jan 400.0 (OZF AU)

85.10

87.00

2577

11 Jan 420.0 (OZF AG)

74.60

76.90

66

11 Jan 450.0 (OZF AV)

61.80

63.30

379

The yield on the Google debt is ______(Round to one decimal place.)

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