Consider a bond (with par value = $1,000) paying a coupon rate of 7% per year semiannually when the market interest rate is only 5% per half-year. The bond has 3 years until maturity.

a. Find the bond's price today and 6 months from now after the next coupon is paid.

Current price ? Price after six months?

b. What is the total (6-month) rate of return on the bond?

Zara, a global retail and apparel manufacturer based in spain that has successfully implemented this idea by having a continuous flow of new products that are typically limited in supply. zara has created a system that draws its clientèle into its stores, on average, 17 times per year as compared to 4 times per year for most stores. how is zara using it to gain competitive advantage? what specific technologies are used by zara to maintain this advantage over its competition?