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Calculate the durations and volatilities of securities A, B, and C. Their cash flows are shown below. The interest rate is 6%. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Duration" to 4 decimal places and "Volatility" to 2 decimal places.)
Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | Duration | Volatility | |
A | 85 | 85 | 130 | years | |
B | 65 | 65 | 210 | years | |
C | 55 | 55 | 200 | years | |
For Security A:
Period (t) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
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Cash Payment (Ct) | 85 | 85 | 130 | |||||
PV(Ct) at 6% |
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Fraction value of Total Value [PV(Ct)/PV] |
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Year * Fraction of Total Value |
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Total Duration =
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Duration | 2.1093 | |||||||
Volatility | 1.99 |
For Security B:
Period (t) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
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Cash Payment (Ct) | 65 | 65 | 210 | |||||||||
PV(Ct) at 6% |
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Year * Fraction of Total Value |
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Total Duration =
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Duration | 2.3892 | |||||||||||
Volatility | 2.25 |
For Security C:
Period (t) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
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Cash Payment (Ct) | 55 | 55 | 200 | |||||||||
PV(Ct) at 6% |
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Fraction value of Total Value [PV(Ct)/PV] |
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Year * Fraction of Total Value |
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Total Duration =
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Duration | 2.4317 | |||||||||||
Volatility | 2.29 |