A firm issues a zero coupon bond at the price of $$987\mathrm{.}62$ that matures in exactly $1$ year and $4$ months. If theTwo competitor retail supermarket chains have the following financial information:

What is the accounts payable days of firm A$?$

The accounts payable days are:

$($Give answer to $2$ decimal places$)$

What is the operating cycle of firm A$?$

The operating cycle in days is

$($Give answer to $2$ decimal places$)$

What is the account receivable days of firm $B?$

The accounts receivable days are

$($Give answer to $2$ decimal places$)$

What is the cash conversion cycle of firm B$?$

The cash conversion cycle days is

$($Give answer to $2$ decimal places$)$

face value of the bond is $$1000,$ what is market rate of the bond as an annual percentage rate with monthly

compounding?

Q$1.$ The market interest rate of the bond as an APR is:

$\%($Give answer as a percentage correct to $4$

decimal places$)$

Q$2.$ If the maturity of the bond increases with all other things being equal, what will happen to the discount

amount on the bond?

The discount on the zero would

$($Choose the correct answer$)$