A bank has issued a six$-$month, $$2$ million negotiable CD with a $0\mathrm{.}52$ percent quoted annual interest rate $($iCD$,$ sp$).$

a$.$ Calculate the bond equivalent yield and the EAR on the CD$.$

b$.$ How much will the negotiable CD holder receive at maturity?

c$.$ Immediately after the CD is issued, the secondary market price on the $$2$ million CD falls to $$1,998,750.$ Calculate the new secondary market quoted yield, the bond equivalent yield, and the EAR on the $$2$ million face value CD$.$