Assets, Inc., plans to issue $8 million of bonds with a coupon rate of 11 percent, a par value of $1,000, semiannual coupons, and 20 years to maturity. The current market interest rate on these bonds is 10 percent. In one year, the interest rate on the bonds will be either 12 percent or 8 percent with equal probability. Assume investors are risk-neutral.    a. If the bonds are noncallable, what is the price of the bonds today? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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Assets, Inc., plans to issue $8 million of bonds with a coupon rate of 11 percent, a par value of $1,000, semiannual coupons, and 20 years to maturity. The current market interest rate on these bonds is 10 percent. In one year, the interest rate on the bonds will be either 12 percent or 8 percent with equal probability. Assume investors are risk-neutral.

  

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If the bonds are noncallable, what is the price of the bonds today? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

   

    

 
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