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5. Your firm has an outstanding bond issue with a coupon rate of 6.2%, and it...

5. Your firm has an outstanding bond issue with a coupon rate of 6.2%, and it sells at a yield to maturity of 4.8%. Your firm wishes to issue additional bonds to the public at face value. What coupon rate must the new bonds offer to sell at face value?

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The Bond must carry the coupon rate which equals to current yield to maturity on existing bonds in order to sell at face value .

When yield to maturity equals coupon rate ,bond sell at par .

Coupon rate on new bonds = 4.80%

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