Suppose the following bond quote for IOU Corporation appears in the financial pa

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Suppose the following bond quote for IOU Corporation appears in the financial page of today?s newspaper. Assume the bond has a face value of $1,000, and the current date is April 15, 2013. Requirement 1: What is the yield to maturity of the bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).) Yield to maturity % Requirement 2: What is the current yield? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).) Current yield %

Explanation / Answer

1) Yield to maturity = rate(nper,pmt,pv,fv)*2

Yield to maturity = rate(24*2,40.50,-916.85,1000)*2

Yield to maturity = 8.95%

2) Current yield = 81/916.85

Current yield = 8.83%

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