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Question 3 Consider a corporate bond rated "A", with 7 years to maturity, face value $1,000, annual coupon rate of 5.5%, and semi-annual coupon payments. The default probability is constant over the bond's life, and equal to 0.166% per semester. When the corporation defaults, bondholders receive $400 at the time of default. The fair interest rate to discount the bond's cash flows is 3% per semester. a) What is the fair price of the corporate bond? b) What is the fair yield-to-maturity of the corporate bond? c) What is the expected fair price one semester in the future? And what is the expected coupon payment one semester in the future? d) What is the expected holding period for buying the bond for its fair price today and selling it for its expected fair price one semester ahead