
Explanation:
The bond pays a semiannual coupon of per period on `$100` par.
Dirty price:
where the exponents are .
Accrued interest:
Clean (flat) price:
So the nearest answer is A. $109.89.
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Question-505.1. A US corporate bond that matures on October 1st, 2017 with a par value of $100.00 pays a semi-annual coupon with a coupon rate of 9.0% per annum. It pays coupons on April and October 1st and it offers a yield to maturity (yield) of 4.0% per annum. If it settles on September 1st 2015, which is nearest to the bond's flat (aka, quoted or clean) price?
A
$109.89
B
$111.78
C
$113.64
D
$115.53
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