In November 2017, Treasury 4 3/4s of 2043 offered a semiannually compounded yield to maturity of 2.72%. Recognizing that coupons are paid semiannually, calculate the bond's price. Assume face value is $1,000. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Coupon rate = 4 3/4% = 4.75% annually, paid semiannually → coupon per period C = 1000*(0.0475/2) = $23.75. The quoted yield is 2.72% with semiannual compounding, so the periodic (semiannual) yield r = 0.0272/2 = 0.0136 (1.36%). Time to maturity from 2017 to 2043 is 26 years → number of semiannual periods N = 26*2 = 52.

Use the bond price formula (present value of coupons + present value of face):
Price = C * [1 - (1 + r)^(-N)] / r + 1000 * (1 + r)^(-N).

Compute the discount factor:
(1 + r)^52 = (1.0136)^52 ≈ 2.018658 (using exponentiation), so (1 + r)^(-52) ≈ 1 / 2.018658 ≈ 0.495360.

Compute the annuity factor for coupons:
[1 - (1 + r)^(-N)] / r = (1 - 0.495360) / 0.0136 = 0.504640 / 0.0136 ≈ 37.1107.

Present value of coupons:
C * annuity factor = 23.75 * 37.1107 ≈ $881.20.

Present value of face value:
1000 * (1 + r)^(-N) = 1000 * 0.495360 ≈ $495.41.

Add components:
Price ≈ 881.20 + 495.41 = $1,376.61.

Why this is correct: the calculation correctly converts the annual coupon into semiannual payments, uses the semiannual yield as the periodic discount rate, applies the correct number of semiannual periods (52), and discounts both the coupon stream and the face value to present value. The numeric evaluation (carried to sufficient precision before rounding only the final answer) yields $1,376.61.

Why the other options are incorrect:
- a. $1,377.61 and d. $1,375.61 are off by $1, indicating a small arithmetic or rounding error.
- b. $1,386.61 is off by about $10, indicating a larger mistake (e.g., using an incorrect yield, period count, or coupon amount).

Final answer confirmed: c. $1,376.61.

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