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This should be an easy one, for those with financial calculators. PLEASE POST ANSWERS AND MANUAL CALCULATIONS/FORMULAS for all 3 parts.

Smith Industries has a $1,000 par value bond with an 8 percent coupon interest rate outstanding. The bond has 12 years remaining to maturity date. If interest is paid annually, what is the value of the bond when the required return is:
A) 7%, B) 8%, C) 10%.

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The calculation of the bond value is determined.

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The calculation of the bond value is actually the application of the Present Value formula.
PV = ...

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