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1On July 29, Ann McCoy purchased four GMC 8 s09 bonds at 88. Interest was payable March 1 and
September 1. Included in Ann’s cost was accrued interest for 150 days. (4 points for each correct answer)
a. What was the total purchase cost? b. What was the average annual yield? Do not consideraccrued interest when calculating this rate of yield.
2. In 2005, Benito Cooper planned to purchase 20 $1,000 bonds and hold them to maturity. He had twochoices: The first was EM&E s18 at 106.50. The second was Standard of California 6s15 at 80. Benitopurchased the issue that provided the higher rate of yield to maturity.
a. Which issue did Benito purchase? (12 points)
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b. How much income would Benito have earned monthly if Standard of California had been purchased? (3 points)
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c. If, in 2008, Benito had purchased EM&E s18 bonds at a price of 97.5, what would have been the yield tomaturity? (6 points)
d. Which company’s bonds would be the better buy: EM&E at 97.5 or Standard of California? (1 point
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