Both Bond Sam and Bond Dave have 7 percent coupons, make
semiannual payments, and are priced at par value. Bond Sam has 4
years to maturity, whereas Bond Dave has 18 years to maturity.
(Do not round your intermediate calculations.)
Requirement 1:
(a)
If interest rates suddenly rise by 3 percent, what is the
percentage change in the price of Bond Sam?
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select) -9.69% -9.67% 9.90% -10.74% 11.01%
(b)
If interest rates suddenly rise by 3 percent, what is the...