A company is trying to estimate the cost of debt for a new project. For their estimate, they will find the yield to maturity on existing company bonds. They have one outstanding bond issue at the moment that will mature in 15.00 years. The bond pays an annual coupon of 9.00%, with a face value of $1,000. The bond currently trades at 90.00% of face value. What coupon rate will the company have to place on new debt to sell near par value? Submit Answer format: Percentage Round to: 2 decimal places (Example: 9.24%, % sign required. Will accept decimal format rounded to 4 decimal places (ex: 0.0924))
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Calculate the annual coupon payment: Annual coupon payment = Face value * Coupon rate Annual coupon payment = $1,000 * 9.00% = $90 Show more…
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