Calculate the Price of a Zero-Coupon Bond That Matures in Five

question 63

Multiple Choice

Calculate the price of a zero-coupon bond that matures in five years if the market interest rate is 7.50 percent. (Assume semiannual compounding and $1,000 par value.)

• A)$692.02
• B)$696.57
• C)$962.50
• D)$1,000.00

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