Question: PLEASE SHOW WORK!! 1) Consider a 5-year bond with a 6% coupon rate (semiannual payments) and a $100 face value. What is the initial price

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1) Consider a 5-year bond with a 6% coupon rate (semiannual payments) and a $100 face value.

  1. What is the initial price of this bond if it has a 8% yield to maturity? (Note this is a semi-annual bond. Each coupon payment should be semi-annual coupon, and the discount rate should be the semi-annual rate).
  2. If the yield to maturity is unchanged, what will the price be immediately after the first coupon is paid?
  3. If the yield to maturity is unchanged, what will the total interest expense in the first year? How much interest is paid?

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