Question: At one point, some Treasury bonds were callable. Consider the prices on the following three Treasury issues as of May 15, 2016: 6.95 May 20

At one point, some Treasury bonds were callable. Consider the prices on the following three Treasury issues as of May 15, 2016:

6.95 May 20 n 106.59375 106.65625 ? .31250 5.37
8.70 May 20 103.71875 103.78125 ? .06250 5.33
12.45 May 20 143.87500 144.06250 ? .37500 5.41

The bond in the middle is callable in February 2017. What is the implied value of the call feature? Assume a par value of $1,000. (Hint: Is there a way to combine the two noncallable issues to create an issue that has the same coupon as the callable bond?)

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