Now, consider the situation in which Noah wants to earn a return of 7%, but the bond being considered for purchase offers a coupon rate of 9%. Again, assume that the bond pays semiannual interest payments and has three years to maturity. If you round the bond's intrinsic value to the nearest whole dollar, then its intrinsic value of

$1,053.29  

Explanation:

The intrinsic value of the bond is the present value of the bond's future  cash flows, semiannual coupons for 3 years as well as the face value at the bond's maturity payable to bondholders.

The bond price can be determined using a financial calculator bearing in mind that the calculator would be set to its default end mode before making the following inputs:

N=6(there are 6 semiannual coupons in 3 years)

PMT=45(semiannual coupon=1000*9%*6/12=45)

I/Y=3.5(semiannual yield=7%*6/12=3.5%

FV=1000*(the face value of the bond is $1000)

CPT

PV=$1,053.29  

d. the economy will face inflation.