required rate of return is 12 percent that pays $100 in annual interest, with a $1,000 par value. It matures in 10 years. Your required rate of return is 12 percent. a. Calculate the value of the bond. b. How does the value change if your required rate of return (1) increases to 15 percent or (2) decreases to 6 percent? c. Explain the implications of your answers in part b as they relate to interest rate risk, premium bonds, and discount bonds. d. Assume that the bond matures in 3 years instead of 10 years. Recompute your answers in part b. e. Explain the implications of your answers in part d as they relate to interest rate risk, premium bonds, and discount bonds. a. If your required rate of return is 12 percent, what is the value of the bond? $ (Round to the nearest cent.)