Information provided:
Par value= future value= $1,000
Time= 12 years - 1= 11 years*2= 22 semi-annual periods
Coupon rate= 8%/2= 4%
Coupon payment= 0.04*1,000= $40
Yield to maturity= 11%/2= 5.50%
The price of the bond is calculated by computing the present value.
Enter the below in a financial calculator to compute the present value:
FV= 1,000
N= 22
PMT= 40
I/Y= 5.50
Press the CPT key and PV to compute the present value.
The value obtained is 811.2525.
Therefore, the current price of the bond is $811.25.
Hence, the answer is option a.
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