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1a. Which of the following situations would require a decrease in the coupon rate for a bond selling at par?
A. The addition of a call provision
B. The addition of a convertibility option
C. The increase in the rating from BBB to AA
D. The addition of sinking fund provision
E. All of these choices are correct.
1b.A borrower took out a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage of $2,250,000 at a 7.2 percent annual rate. After ten years, she wishes to pay off the remaining balance. By then, interest rates have fallen to 7 percent. How much does she have to pay to retire the mortgage (to the nearest dollar)?
A. $2,122,426
B. $2,225,330
C. $2,015,678
D. $2,212,041
E. $1,939,765
1b. Option E is correct All of these choices are correct. because all the options will result in reduction of coupon rate
1c. Balance of Mortgage after 10 years = $1939765 Option E