Wilf Paid $557

question 184

Short Answer

Wilf paid $557.05 for a $1,000 face value strip bond. At this price the investment will yield a return of 5.22% compounded semiannually. How long (to the nearest day) before its maturity date did Wilf purchase the bond? Assume that each half-year has exactly 182 days.

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