Suppose that your company wants to sell bonds in order to finance an expansion, and that investors would like to earn an effective annual rate of 10 percent on these bonds. On January 1, 2017 what is the highest price that investors would be willing to pay for a bond with the following characteristics?
Face Value: $1,000
Maturity Date: December 31, 2022
Coupon Rate: 6% per year
Assume that the bond principal (i.e., face value) is paid on the maturity date and the coupon (i.e., interest payments are made on December 31 each year.
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