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An insurance company is analyzing the following three bonds,
each with five years to maturity, annual interest payments, and is
using duration as the measure of interest rate risk.
What is the duration of each of the three bonds? (Do not
round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal
places. (e.g., 32.16))
a.$10,000 par value, coupon rate = 8%, rb = 0.10yearsb.$10,000 par
value, coupon rate = 10%, rb = 0.10c.$10,000 par value, coupon rate
= 12%, rb = 0.10