Lance Whittingham IV specializes in buying deep discount bonds. These represent bonds that are trading at well below par value. He has his eye on a bond issued by the Leisure Time Corporation. The $$1,000$ par value bond pays $8$ percent annual interest and has $17$ years remaining to maturity. The current yield to maturity on similar bonds is $12$ percent. Use Appendix B and Appendix D for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.

a$.$ What is the current price of the bonds?

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to $2$ decimal places. Assume interest payments are annual.

Current price of the bond

b$.$ By what percent will the price of the bonds increase between now and maturity?

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Input your answer as a percent rounded to $2$ decimal places.

Percentage increase in price of bond

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