4. The Shamrock Corporation has just issued a $1,000 par value zero-coupon bond with an8 percent yield to maturity, due to mature 15 years from today. (Assume semiannualcompounding.)a. What is the market price of the bond?b. If interest rates remain constant, what will be the price of the bond in three years?c. If interest rates rise to 10 percent, what will be the price of the bond in three years?

The zero-coupon bonds are the bonds issued at no coupon interest. The investor earn from the bonds…

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