20 year

A 20-year, $1,000 par value zero-coupon rate bond is to be issued to yield 10 percent. Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. a. What should be the initial price of the bond? (Assume annual compounding. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Bond price This is a numeric cell, so please enter numbers only. b. If immediately upon issue, interest rates dropped to 9 percent, what would be the value of the zero-coupon rate bond? (Assume annual compounding. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Bond price c. If immediately upon issue, interest rates increased to 11 percent, what would be the value of the zero-coupon rate bond? (Assume annual compounding. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Bond price