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Bond J has a coupon rate of 3 percent and Bond K has a coupon rate of 9 percent. Both bonds have 16 years to maturity, make semiannual payments, and have a YTM of 6 percent.
a. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage price change of these bonds?
b. What if rates suddenly fall by 2 percent instead?
a. Bond J- _____%
Bond K - ______%
b. Bond J- _____%
Bond K- ______%