Question

A corporate bond is quoted at a price of 98.96 and has a coupon rate of 4.8 percent, paid semiannually. What is the current yield?
A) 4.24 percent
B) 4.85 percent
C) 5.36 percent
D) 5.62 percent
E) 4.66 percent

Answer 1

Answer:

B) 4.85 percent

Explanation:

The computation of the current yield is shown below:

As we know that

Current yield is

= Coupon rate ÷ Price of the corporate bond

= 4.8% ÷ 98.96

= 4.85%

Hence, the current yield is 4.85%

Therefore the correct option is B.

We simply applied the above formula so that the correct value could come

And, the same is to be considered