$($Related to Checkpoint $9\mathrm{.}1)($Floating$-$rate loans$)$ The Bensington Glass Company entered into a loan agreement with the firm's bank to finance the firm's

working capital. The loan called for a floating rate that was $28$ basis points $(0\mathrm{.}28$ percent$)$ over an index based on LIBOR. In addition, the loan adjusted weekly

based on the closing value of the index for the previous week and had a maximum annual rate of $2\mathrm{.}19$ percent and a minimum of $1\mathrm{.}73$ percent. Calculate the rate of

interest for weeks $2$ through $10.$

The rate of interest for week $2$ is

$\%.($Round to two decimal places.$)$

$($Related to Checkpoint $9\mathrm{.}3)($Bond valuation$)$ Calculate the value of a bond that matures in $17$ years and has a $$1,000$ par value. The annual coupon interest rate

is $15$ percent and the market's required yield to maturity on a comparable$-$risk bond is $9$ percent.

The value of the bond is $

$($Round to the nearest cent.$)$

$($Related to Checkpoint $9\mathrm{.}4)($Bond valuation$)$ A bond that matures in $20$ years has a $$1,000$ par value. The annual coupon interest rate is $12$ percent and

the market's required yield to maturity on a comparable$-$risk bond is $14$ percent. What would be the value of this bond if it paid interest annually? What would be the

value of this bond if it paid interest semiannually?

a$.$ The value of this bond if it paid interest annually would be $$.($Round to the nearest cent.$)$

$($Related to Checkpoint $9\mathrm{.}3)($Bond valuation$)$ Pybus, Inc. is considering issuing bonds that will mature in $24$ years with an annual coupon rate of $11$ percent. Their

par value will be $$1,000,$ and the interest will be paid semiannually. Pybus is hoping to get a AA rating on its bonds and, if it does, the yield to maturity on similar AA

bonds is $7\mathrm{.}5$ percent. However, Pybus is not sure whether the new bonds will receive a AA rating. If they receive an A rating, the yield to maturity on similar A bonds is

$8\mathrm{.}5$ percent. What will be the price of these bonds if they receive either an $A$ or a AA rating?

a$.$ The price of the Pybus bonds if they receive a AA rating will be $

$($Round to the nearest cent.$)$

$($Related to Checkpoint $9\mathrm{.}2)($Yield to maturity$)$ The market price is $$750$ for a $9-$year bond $($ $$1,000$ par value$)$ that pays $12$ percent annual interest, but makes

interest payments on a semiannual basis $(6$ percent semiannually$).$ What is the bond's yield to maturity?

The bond's yield to maturity is

$\%.($Round to two decimal places.$)$

These are sepreate questions that I need help with please, thank you!