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Jack recently completed a Monte Carlo simulation analysis of a CMO tranche. Jack's analysis includes six equally weighted paths, with the present value of each calculated using four different discount rates, which are shown in the following table. If the actual market price of the CMO tranche being valued is 70.17, what is the tranche's option-adjusted spread (OAS)?
| Representative Path | PV if Spread is 50 bps | PV if Spread is 60 bps | PV if Spread is 70 bps | PV if Spread is 75 bps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 65 |
| 2 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 66 |
| 3 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 63 |
| 4 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 67 |
| 5 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
| 6 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 70 |