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8. You have just received an inheritance of $20,000. You wish to invest in fixed income securities such as bonds, which you think are less risky than stocks. After some research, you have narrowed down your choices to the following three fixed income securities:
One-year Treasury Bill:
Face value of $1000Yield to maturity of 1.74%
Coupon Bond A:
Two years to maturityFace value of $1000Coupon rate of 3%, with semi-annual coupon paymentsPrice multiple of face value = 1.0189
Coupon Bond B:
Five years to maturityFace value of $1000Coupon rate of 3.5%, with annual coupon paymentsYield to maturity of 2.51%
All yields to maturity are compounded semi-annually.
c. What is the price of Coupon Bond B?
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