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Blanche Inc. has 9% annual coupon bonds that are callable and have 18 years left until maturity. The bonds have a par value of $1,000, and their current market price is $1,130.35. However, Blanche Inc. may call the bonds in eight years at a call price of $1,060. What are the YTM and the yield to call (YTC) on Blanche Inc.’s bonds?

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Answer:YTM = [Interest + (face value -price) / years to maturity ] / [(face value +price)/2] = [90 + (1000 - 1130.35 )/ 18 ] /[(1000 + 1130.35)/2] = [90 + (-130.35 / 18) ] /[2130.35/2] = [90 - 7.242 ] / 1065.175 = 82.758 / 1065.175 = .0777 or 7.77% YTC = [90 + (1060 - 1130.35 )/ 8] /[(1060+1130.35)/2] = [90 +...

Explanation:The best estimate for the remaining term is 18 years (because the company would not call the bonds).

The coupon rate to issue a bond at par is 8.88% (the current yield to maturity).

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