$16.$ An investor currently has zero savings, but wants to accumulate $$2\mathrm{.}25$ million in $24$ years by making equal monthly deposits into an account expected to earn $9\%$ APR compounded monthly. How much does the investor need to deposit each month, with the first deposit made one month from today, in order to reach their savings target?

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$17.$ Walmart $($WMT$)$ has a bond trading with a par value of $$1000$ and $19$ years remaining until maturity. The bond pays a semi$-$annual coupon at a rate of $6\%$ APR compounded semi$-$annually. What is the current price of the bond if the yield$-$to$-$maturity is $4\mathrm{.}9\%$ APR compounded semi$-$annually?

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