a, What is the initial price of a zero-coupon with a $2,000 face value 8 months before its maturity, if we suppose a discount rate of 4.5 % ? (1 point)

b, Consider a five-year bond with semi-annual coupons and a 2% semi-annual coupon rate. Its face value is $2000. If this

bond is currently trading for a price of $1,989.25, what is the bond's yield to maturity? You can use i-2% and i-3% as

boundaries (2 points)