Problem:

Creative Financing, Inc., is planning to offer a $1,000 par value 15-year maturity bond with a coupon interest rate that changes every 5 years. The coupon rate for the first 5 years is 10 percent, 10.75 percent for the next 5 years, and 11.5 percent for the final 5 years. If you require an 11 percent rate of return on a bond of this quality and maturity,

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Question: What is the maximum price you would pay for the bond? (Assume interest is paid annually at the end of each year.)

Note: Please provide reasons to support your answer.