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Bond J has a coupon of 7.8 percent. Bond K has a coupon of 11.8 percent. Both bonds have 12 years to maturity and have a YTM of 8.7 percent.
a. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2.4 percent, what is the percentage price change of these bonds? (A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
bond j:
bond k:
b. If interest rates suddenly fall by 2.4 percent, what is the percentage price change of these bonds? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
bond j:
bond k: