Suppose you purchased a corporate bond with a 10-year maturity, a $1,000 par value, a 10% coupon

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Suppose you purchased a corporate bond with a 10-year maturity, a $1,000 par value, a 10% rate, and semiannual interest payments. This means that you receive a $50 interest payment at the end of each six-month period for 10 years (20 times). Then, when the bond matures, you will receive the principal amount (the face value) in a lump sum. Three years after the bonds were purchased, the going rate of interest on new bonds fell to 6% (or 6% compounded semiannually). What is the current market value (P) of the bond (three years after its purchase)?
Coupon
A coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity. Coupons are usually referred to in terms of the coupon rate (the sum of coupons paid in a...