An Investor Paid $4217

question 183

Short Answer

An investor paid $4217.17 to purchase a $10,000 face value strip bond for her RRSP. At this price the investment will provide a return of 6.47% compounded semiannually. How long (to the nearest day) after the date of purchase will the bond mature? Assume that each half-year is exactly 182 days long.

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