Today, June 1, you want to buy a bond with a quoted bid price of 98

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Today, June 1, you want to buy a bond with a quoted bid price of 98.64 and a quoted ask price of 98.66. The bond pays interest on January 1 and July 1. Which one of the following is true?

98.66 percent of par the actual cost to purchase this bond.

98.65 is the bid-ask spread on the bond. (WRONG)

98.66 percent of par plus 1/6 of the coupon payment is the actual cost to purchase this bond.

98.64 percent of par plus 5/6 of the coupon payment is the actual cost to purchase this bond.

98.66 percent of par plus 5/6 of the coupon payment is the actual cost to purchase this bond.