1. Calculate the price of a zero-coupon bond that matures in 15 years if the market interest rate is 3.5 percent. Assume semiannual compounding. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)
2. Costs and the BAT Model Debit and Credit Bookkeepers needs a total of $21,000 in cash during the year for transactions and other purposes. Whenever cash runs low, it sells $1,500 in securities and transfers the cash in. The interest rate is 4 percent per year, and selling securities costs $25 per sale. What is the target cash balance derived using the inventory approach (i.e., Baumol model)?