Answer: 6.53%
Explanation:
You can use an Excel worksheet to solve this.
The bond pays semi-annual coupons so you need to convert these measures to periodic measures:
Coupon = 6.81% * 2,000 * 0.5 = $68.10
Maturity term = 23 * 2 = 46 semi annual periods
Present value = 2,000 * 103.203 quoted price = $2,064.06
Use the Rate function as attached:
Periodic rate = 3.2694%
Annual rate = 3.2694 * 2
= 6.53%
