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You purchase 6,500 bonds with a par value of $1,000 for $981 each. The bonds have a coupon rate of 10.4 percent paid semiannually and mature in 10 years.
A. Next Payment is ______
B. Payment at maturity _______
The next payment is the semi annual coupon
Semi annual coupon per bond = 10.4%*1000/2 = $52
A. The next payment per bond = $52
The next payment total = 6500*52= $338000
B. Payment at maturity is the face value
Payment at maturity for one bond = $1000
Payment at maturity total = 6500*1000 = $6500000