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1. Zheng Corporation plans to issue new bonds to finance its expansion plans. In its efforts to price the issue, Zheng Corporation has identified a company of similar risk with an outstanding bond issue that has an 8 percent coupon rate having a maturity of ten years. This firm's bonds are currently selling for $1,091.96. If interest is paid annually for both bonds, what must the coupon rate of the new bonds be in order for the issue to sell at par?

A) 5.78%

B) 6.88%

C) 6.50%

D) 6.71%

2. Which of the following is an advantage of NPV?

A) It measures the risk exposure.

B) It takes into account the time value of investors' money.

C) It is highly sensitive to the discount rates.

D) It measures how quickly a firm can breakeven.

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