The Florida Investment Fund buys 62 bonds of the Gator Corporation through a broker. The bonds pay 12 percent annual interest. The yield to maturity (market rate of interest) is 14 percent. The bonds have a 20-year maturity. Use Appendix B and Appendix D for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.

Using an assumption of semiannual interest payments:

a. Compute the price of a bond. b. Compute the total value of the 62 bonds.