The Florida Investment Fund buys 90 bonds of the Gator Corporation through a broker. The bonds pay 8 percent annual interest. The yield to maturity (market rate of interest) is 10 percent. The bonds have a 10-year maturity. Use Appendix B and Appendix D for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.
Using an assumption of semiannual interest payments:
a. Compute the price of a bond. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Price of the bond $
b. Compute the total value of the 90 bonds. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Total value $