Question: 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 25-year maturity. Using an assumption of semiannual interest payments:
a. Compute the price of a bond (refer to "Semiannual Interest and Bond Prices" for review if necessary).
b. Compute the total value of the 90 bonds.