Last year, Sally purchased a $1,000 face value corporate bond with an 11.2 percent annual coupon rate and a 12-year maturity.  At the time of the purchase, it had an expected yield to maturity of 11.9 percent.  If Sally sold the bond today for $949.88, what rate of return would she have earned for the past year?   a. 11.02%   b. 11.20%   c. 11.10%   d. –0.69%   e. 10.51%

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  1. Last year, Sally purchased a $1,000 face value corporate bond with an 11.2 percent annual coupon rate and a 12-year maturity.  At the time of the purchase, it had an expected yield to maturity of 11.9 percent.  If Sally sold the bond today for $949.88, what rate of return would she have earned for the past year?
      a.
    11.02%
      b.
    11.20%
      c.
    11.10%
      d.
    –0.69%
      e.
    10.51%
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