1. An investor prices a bond with a market quote of 1020.50 that pays a coupon payment of 25 dollars every six months (180 days). The last coupon was paid exactly 120 days ago. What is the accrued interest amount for this bond?
2. What is the nominal annual rate of interest (Apr) for an investment that provides an effective annual rate (ear) of 7.25% assuming daily compounded with 365 days in a year?
3. What is the real rate of interest for an investement that provides a nominal anual return of 4.25% assumng that annual inflation for the period is 1.99%?