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 Both Bond Sam and Bond Dave have 9 percent coupons, make semiannual payments, and are priced at par value. Bond Sam has 2 years to maturity, whereas Bond Dave has 17 years to maturity. (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)  | 
| Requirement 1: | 
| (a) | If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage change in the price of Bond Sam? | 
| (b) | If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage change in the price of Bond Dave? | 
| Requirement 2: | 
| (a) | 
 If rates were to suddenly fall by 2 percent instead, what would the percentage change in the price of Bond Sam be then?  | 
| (b) | 
 If rates were to suddenly fall by 2 percent instead, what would the percentage change in the price of Bond Dave be then?  |