1. You purchase a zero coupon bond with 14 years to maturity and a yield to maturity of 5.01 percent. The bond has a par value of $1,000. What is the implicit interest for the first year? Assume semiannual compounding.

2. A bond with a current yield of 6.64 percent is quoted at 96.171. What is the coupon rate of the bond:?

3.AB Builders, Inc., has 24-year bonds outstanding with a par value of $2,000 and a quoted price of 97.842. The bonds pay interest semiannually and have a yield to maturity of 6.80 percent. What is the coupon rate?