Consider a bond (with par value = $1,000) paying a coupon rate of 8% per year semiannually when the market interest rate is only 6% per half-year. The bond has three years until maturity.

a.Find the bond's price today and six months from now after the next coupon is paid.(Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

b.What is the total (six-month) rate of return on the bond?(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.)