on april 1, 2021, shoemaker corporation realizes that one of its main suppliers is having difficulty meeting delivery schedules, which is hurting shoemaker’s business. the supplier explains that it has a temporary lack of funds that is slowing its production cycle. shoemaker agrees to lend $600,000 to its supplier using a 12-month, 11% note.

Bonds often pay a coupon twice a year. for the valuation of bonds that make semiannual payments, the number of periods doubles, whereas the amount of cash flow decreases by half. using the values of cash flows and number of periods, the valuation model is adjusted accordingly. assume that a $1,000,000 par value, semiannual coupon us treasury note with three years to maturity has a coupon rate of 3%. the yield to maturity (ytm) of the bond is 7.70%. using this information and ignoring the other costs involved, calculate the value of the treasury note: