Question: Consider a bond (with par value = $1,000) paying a coupon rate of 6% per year semiannually when the market interest rate is only 6%

Consider a bond (with par value = $1,000) paying a coupon rate of 6% per year semiannually when the market interest rate is only 6% per half-year. The bond has three years until maturity.

a. Find the bond's price today and six months from now after the next coupon is paid. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Current Price =?

Price after 6 months =?

b. What is the total (6-month) rate of return on the bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.)

Rate of return =?

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