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The following bond list is from the business section of a newspaper on January 1, 2016. Notice that each bond shown matures on January 1 in 5, 10, or 30 years. Each bond shown pays a semiannual couponthe coupon rate is in the column labelled Coupon.

The Last Price and Last Yield columns indicate each bonds price and YTM at the end of trading. EST Spread indicates the bonds spread above the relevant U.S. Treasury benchmark, given as a percentage. UST indicates which U.S. Treasury security maturity is the relevant benchmark for each bond. EST Volume shows the number of bonds traded during the day. Prices are stated relative to a par value of $100.

Fill in the nominal YTM for Pickman Inc.s bonds.

Company	Coupon	Maturity	Last Price	Last Yield	EST Spread	UST (Years)	EST Volume (1000s)
Schubert Inc.	8.13%	01-01-2026	$82.25	11.11%	6.20	10	72,070
Chapman Inc.	9.63%	01-01-2046	$95.09	10.15%	7.15	30	65,275
Rust Inc.	4.50%	01-01-2021	$95.18	5.62%	1.37	5	59,277
Murphy & Co.	5.38%	01-01-2021	$101.02	5.14%	0.89	5	57,465
Pickman Inc.	7.75%	01-01-2026	$94.61		3.65	10	56,305

If Chapman Inc. wants to issue new 30-year bonds today, what coupon rate would the bonds have to pay to be issued at par?

11.65%

10.15%

12.58%

12.05%

Which bond is trading at a premium?

Rust Inc.

Murphy & Co.

Schubert Inc.

Chapman Inc.

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