Question: 1. Consider a zero-coupon bond with $1,000 face value and 20years to maturity. The price of this bond if the current YTM is 5.3% is

1. Consider a zero-coupon bond with $1,000 face value and 20years to maturity. The price of this bond if the current YTM is 5.3% is closest to:

A.$569.58

B.$355.99

C.$427.18

D..$498.38

2. The Sisyphean Company has a bond outstanding with a face value of $5,000 that reaches maturity in 10years. The bond certificate indicates that the stated coupon rate for this bond is 8.8% and that the coupon payments are to be made semiannually. Assuming the appropriate YTM on the Sisyphean bond is 7.4%, then the price that this bond trades for will be closest to:

A.$6,586

B.$4,391

C.$5,489

D.$7,648

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