An 8% coupon bond makes coupon payments twice a year and is trading at a YTM of 6%. When the bond is sold, four coupon payments remain until maturity.  What is the bond's full price if there are 183 days between these coupons, and 78 days have passed since the last coupon payment and the sale of the bond? Please provide your answer, in Rands (R), correct to TWO decimal places.' However, do not write the sign (R) only write down the value and do not leave any spaces between numbers.

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An 8% coupon bond makes coupon payments twice a year and is trading at a YTM of 6%. When the bond is sold, four coupon payments remain until maturity. 

What is the bond's full price if there are 183 days between these coupons, and 78 days have passed since the last coupon payment and the sale of the bond?

Please provide your answer, in Rands (R), correct to TWO decimal places.' However, do not write the sign (R) only write down the value and do not leave any spaces between numbers.

 

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