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SOA Exam FM Sample Question 290

Study guide: Exam FM-2

A steel company issued a ten-year 1,000,000 face amount bond on March 1, 2002 with an annual nominal coupon rate of 8% paid semiannually.

On September 2, 2004, Company X paid 1,100,000 for this bond to yield an annual nominal rate of i convertible semiannually.

Calculate i.

  • A) 4.0%
  • B) 5.5%
  • C) 6.3%
  • D) 8.0%
  • E) 9.7%

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