Rocky Mountain Inc (RM) has an outstanding corporate bond with 5 years to maturity, face value of $1000 and a credit rating of BB. The bond pays…

Rocky Mountain Inc (RM) has an outstanding corporate bond with 5 years to maturity, face value of $1000 and a credit rating of BB. The bond pays semi-annual coupon with a coupon rate of 8%. The closing price of the bond on 6/8/2018 is 98.2.

– Calculate the YTM of RM’s 5-year bond based on the closing pricing.

Tip: Bond is quoted as percentage of face value in the market, i.e. 98.2 in this question. Use the following formula to convert bond quote into bond price: Bond price = Bond quote% x Bond Face Value