1. Consider a bond paying a coupon rate of 8% per year annually when the market interest rate is 6% per year. The bond has six years until maturity and its par value is $1000. What are the bond's price today (P0), its price 1 year from now after the next coupon is paid (P1), and its holding period return (r) over the 1-year period? Assume market interest rate stays the same after 1 year.
2. Answer question 1 if the market interest rate drops to 5% after 1 year?