What Is the Value of a 20-Year,zero-Coupon Bond with a Face

question 28

Multiple Choice

What is the value of a 20-year,zero-coupon bond with a face value of $1,000 when the market required rate of return is 9.6 percent,compounded semiannually?

• A)$153.30
• B)$192.40
• C)$195.26
• D)$168.31
• E)$172.19

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Definitions:

Surplus of Labor

A situation where the supply of labor exceeds the demand for it, resulting in unemployment or underemployment.

Downward Pressure

Describes a situation where factors contribute to the decrease in the price of a product or asset.

Wages

Payments made to workers for their labor, usually based on hours worked or output produced, and a fundamental component of employment contracts.

Equilibrium Wage

The wage rate at which the quantity of labor demanded by employers equals the quantity of labor supplied by workers, resulting in labor market equilibrium.