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Problem on zero bond price

You are provided a bond which will pay no interest however will return the par value of $1,000 20 years from now. When your needed return for this bond is 7.35%, what are you willing to reimburse or pay?

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Zero-coupon bond price = F (1 + i)-n = $1,000 (1 + .0735)-20 = $1,000(.2420800635) = $242.08

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