A zero coupon bond is a bond that is sold now at a discount and will pay its face value at some time in the future when it matures$-$no interest payments are made.

A zero coupon bond with a face value of $$12,000$ matures in $20$ years. What should the bond be sold for now if its rate of return is to be $5\mathrm{.}6\%$ compounded semiannually?

A fair price to buy the bond at would be $ $($Round to the nearest cent as needed.$)$