Treasury note and bond data are representative over$-$the$-$counter quotations as of $3$ p$.$m$.$ Eastern time.

Figure $6\mathrm{.}4$ Sample Wall Street Journal U$.$S$.$ Treasury note and bond prices

$\backslash$table$[[$Maturity$,$Coupon,Bid,Asked,Change,Asked Yield$],[8/15/2021,2\mathrm{.}125,101\mathrm{.}040,101\mathrm{.}044,-0\mathrm{.}006,0\mathrm{.}077],[2/28/2022,1\mathrm{.}125,101\mathrm{.}036,101\mathrm{.}042,-0\mathrm{.}006,0\mathrm{.}089],[3/31/2023,1\mathrm{.}500,102\mathrm{.}310,102\mathrm{.}314,-0\mathrm{.}004,0\mathrm{.}128],[4/30/2025,0\mathrm{.}375,100\mathrm{.}042,100\mathrm{.}046,0\mathrm{.}012,0\mathrm{.}340],[12/31/2026,1\mathrm{.}750,106\mathrm{.}256,106\mathrm{.}262,0\mathrm{.}024,0\mathrm{.}579],[11/15/2027,6\mathrm{.}125,136\mathrm{.}020,136\mathrm{.}024,0\mathrm{.}710,0\mathrm{.}688],[11/15/2028,3\mathrm{.}125,117\mathrm{.}020,117\mathrm{.}030,0\mathrm{.}708,0\mathrm{.}856],[8/15/2029,6\mathrm{.}125,143\mathrm{.}034,143\mathrm{.}044,0\mathrm{.}720,0\mathrm{.}880],[5/15/2030,6\mathrm{.}250,147\mathrm{.}014,147\mathrm{.}024,0\mathrm{.}728,0\mathrm{.}951],[2/15/2031,5\mathrm{.}375,141\mathrm{.}126,141\mathrm{.}136,0\mathrm{.}026,1\mathrm{.}028],[2/15/2037,4\mathrm{.}750,148\mathrm{.}126,148\mathrm{.}136,0\mathrm{.}090,1\mathrm{.}378],[5/15/2038,4\mathrm{.}500,146\mathrm{.}230,146\mathrm{.}250,0\mathrm{.}098,1\mathrm{.}437],[5/15/2039,4\mathrm{.}250,144\mathrm{.}006,144\mathrm{.}026,0\mathrm{.}780,1\mathrm{.}489],[2/15/2040,4\mathrm{.}625,151\mathrm{.}024,151\mathrm{.}044,0\mathrm{.}808,1\mathrm{.}523],[2/15/2041,4\mathrm{.}750,154\mathrm{.}232,154\mathrm{.}252,0\mathrm{.}126,1\mathrm{.}559],[2/15/2043,3\mathrm{.}125,126\mathrm{.}162,126\mathrm{.}182,0\mathrm{.}112,1\mathrm{.}679],[8/15/2044,3\mathrm{.}125,126\mathrm{.}312,127\mathrm{.}012,0\mathrm{.}120,1\mathrm{.}724],[11/15/2045,3\mathrm{.}000,125\mathrm{.}006,125\mathrm{.}026,0\mathrm{.}784,1\mathrm{.}749],[5/15/2046,2\mathrm{.}500,114\mathrm{.}194,114\mathrm{.}214,0\mathrm{.}098,1\mathrm{.}777],[5/15/2047,3\mathrm{.}000,125\mathrm{.}200,125\mathrm{.}220,0\mathrm{.}100,1\mathrm{.}774],[8/15/2048,3\mathrm{.}000,126\mathrm{.}014,126\mathrm{.}034,0\mathrm{.}780,1\mathrm{.}795],[11/15/2049,2\mathrm{.}375,112\mathrm{.}090,112\mathrm{.}110,0\mathrm{.}778,1\mathrm{.}822],[11/15/2050,1\mathrm{.}625,94\mathrm{.}242,94\mathrm{.}262,0\mathrm{.}090,1\mathrm{.}852]]$

Source:

www$.$wsj$.$com, January $22,2021.$

Locate the Treasury bond in Eigure $6\mathrm{.}4$ maturing in August $2044.$ Assume a $$1,000$ par value.

a$.$ Is this a premium or discount bond?

b$.$ What is its current yleld?

Note: Do not round Intermedlate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.,32\mathrm{.}16.$

c$.$ What is its yleld to maturity?

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to $3$ decimal places, e$.$g$.,32\mathrm{.}161.$

d$.$ What is the bid$-$ask spread in dollars?

Note: Do not round intermedlate calculations and round your answer to $3$ decimal places, e$.$g$.,32\mathrm{.}161.$

$\backslash$table$[[$a$.$ Premium$/$Discount$,,],[$b$.$ Current yield,,$\%],[$c$.$ Yield to maturity,,$\%],[$d$.$ Bid$-$ask spread,,$]]$