Issue of bonds with a maturity

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Suppose Hillard Manufacturing sold an issue of bonds with a 10-year maturity, a $1,000 par value, a 10% coupon rate, and semi annual interest payments.

a. Two years after the bonds were issued, the going rate of interest on bonds such as these fell to 6%. At what price would the bonds sell?

b. Suppose that 2 years after the initial offering, the going interest rate had risen to 12%. At what price would the bonds sell?

c. Suppose that 2 years after the issue date (as in part a) interest rates fell to 6%.

Suppose further that the interest rate remained at 6% for the next 8 years. What would happen to the price of the bonds over time?

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