Three years ago, you purchased a bond for $974.69. The bond had three years to maturity, a coupon rate of 8%, paid annually, and a face value of $1,000. Each year, you reinvested all coupon interest at the prevailing reinvestment rate shown in the table below. Today is the bond's maturity date. What is your realized compound yield on the bond? $\begin{array}{lc}
&\text { Prevailing } \
&\text { Reinvestment }\
\text { Time } & \text { Rate } \
\hline0 \text { (purchase date) } & 6.0 \% \
1 & 7.2 \% \
2 & 9.4 \% \
3 \text { (maturity date) } & 8.2 \%
\end{array}$

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Three years ago, you purchased a bond for $974.69. The bond had three years to maturity, a coupon rate of 8%, paid annually, and a face value of $1,000. Each year, you reinvested all coupon interest at the prevailing reinvestment rate shown in the table below. Today is the bond's maturity date. What is your realized compound yield on the bond? $\begin{array}{lc}
&\text { Prevailing } \
&\text { Reinvestment }\
 \text { Time } & \text { Rate } \
\hline0 \text { (purchase date) } & 6.0 \% \
1 & 7.2 \% \
2 & 9.4 \% \
3 \text { (maturity date) } & 8.2 \%
\end{array}$

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The Answer of Three years ago, you purchased a bond for $974.69. The bond had three years to maturity, a coupon rate of 8%, paid annually, and a face value of $1,000. Each year, you reinvested all coupon interest at the prevailing reinvestment rate shown in the table below. Today is the bond's maturity date. What is your realized compound yield on the bond? $\begin{array}{lc}
&\text { Prevailing } \
&\text { Reinvestment }\
 \text { Time } & \text { Rate } \
\hline0 \text { (purchase date) } & 6.0 \% \
1 & 7.2 \% \
2 & 9.4 \% \
3 \text { (maturity date) } & 8.2 \%
\end{array}$

Three Years Ago, You Purchased a Bond for $974 A) 643% B) 7

Three Years Ago, You Purchased a Bond for $974 A) 643%
B) 7