$7.$ You open the Wall Street Journal to the US Treasury Bond page and see a bond maturing in $2030$ with the following bid and ask information:

Bid: $98\mathrm{.}424$

Ask: $98\mathrm{.}875$

What price would you have to pay to buy one bond at the current market price?

A$)$ $$984\mathrm{.}24$

B$)$ $$988\mathrm{.}75$

C$)$ $$1,098\mathrm{.}42$

D$)$ $$1,098\mathrm{.}88$

E$)$ It depends on the coupon rate.