a) One year ago Lerner and Luckmann Co. issued 15-year, noncallable, 6.4% annual coupon bonds...

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a) One year ago Lerner and Luckmann Co. issued 15-year, noncallable, 6.4% annual coupon bonds at their par value of $1,000. Today, the market interest rate on these bonds is 5.5%. What is the current price of the bonds, given that they now have 14 years to maturity?

b) Rogoff Co.'s 15-year bonds have an annual coupon rate of 9.5%. Each bond has face value of $1,000 and makes semiannual interest payments. If you require an 11% nominal yield to maturity on this investment, what is the maximum price you should be willing to pay for the bond?

c) Haswell Enterprises' bonds have a 10-year maturity, a 6.25% semiannual coupon, and a par value of $1,000. The going interest rate (rd) is 5.25%, based on semiannual compounding. What is the bond's price?

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