00 8 8.33 points Problem 9-17 (Algo) Required: a. Suppose Baa-rated bonds currently yield 6.4%, while...

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00 8 8.33 points Problem 9-17 (Algo) Required: a. Suppose Baa-rated bonds currently yield 6.4%, while Aa-rated bonds yield 4.4%. Now suppose that due to an increase in the expected inflation rate, the yields on both bonds increase by 1.0%. What would happen to the confidence index? (Round your answers to 4 decimal places.) eBook Print References Confidence index increases from to TABLE 9.3 Computers, Incorporated, stock price history Trading Day Computers, Incorporated Industry Index Trading Day Computers, Incorporated Industry Index 1 19.63 50.0 21 19.63 54.1 2 20.00 50.1 22 21.50 54.0 3 20.50 50.5 23 22.00 53.9 4 22.00 50.4 24 23.13 53.7 5 21.13 51.0 25 24.00 54.8 6 22.00 50.7 26 25.25 54.5 7 21.88 50.5 27 26.25 54.6 8 22.50 51.1 28 27.00 54.1 9 23.13 51.5 29 27.50 54.2 10 23.88 51.7 30 28.00 54.8 11 24.50 51.4 31 28.50 54.2 12 23.25 51.7 32 28.00 54.8 13 22.13 52.2 33 27.50 54.9 14 22.00 52.0 34 29.00 55.2 15 20.63 53.1 35 29.25 55.7 16 20.25 53.5 36 29.50 56.1 17 19.75 53.9 37 30.00 56.7 18 18.75 53.6 38 28.50 56.7 19 17.50 52.9 39 27.75 56.5 20 19.00 53.4 40 28.00 56.1 9 Trading Day Days 1-5 Days 2-6 8.37 Days 3-7 points Days 4-8 Days 5-9 Days 6-10 eBook Days 7-11 Days 8-12 Days 9-13 Print Days 10-14 Days 11-15 References Days 12-16 Days 13-17 Days 14-18 Days 15-19 Days 16-20 Days 17-21 Days 18-22 Days 19-23 Days 20-24 Days 21-25 Days 22-26 Days 23-27 Days 24-28 Days 25-29 Days 26-30 Days 27-31 Days 28-32 Days 29-33 Days 30-34 Days 31-35 Days 32-36 Days 33-37 Five Day Moving Averages Print Days 33-37 Days 34-38 Days 35-39 References Days 36-40 b. Identify buy or sell signals indicating the day on which such signals are identified. Also indicate buying or selling price. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Action Day Price 00 8 8.33 points Problem 9-17 (Algo) Required: a. Suppose Baa-rated bonds currently yield 6.4%, while Aa-rated bonds yield 4.4%. Now suppose that due to an increase in the expected inflation rate, the yields on both bonds increase by 1.0%. What would happen to the confidence index? (Round your answers to 4 decimal places.) eBook Print References Confidence index increases from to TABLE 9.3 Computers, Incorporated, stock price history Trading Day Computers, Incorporated Industry Index Trading Day Computers, Incorporated Industry Index 1 19.63 50.0 21 19.63 54.1 2 20.00 50.1 22 21.50 54.0 3 20.50 50.5 23 22.00 53.9 4 22.00 50.4 24 23.13 53.7 5 21.13 51.0 25 24.00 54.8 6 22.00 50.7 26 25.25 54.5 7 21.88 50.5 27 26.25 54.6 8 22.50 51.1 28 27.00 54.1 9 23.13 51.5 29 27.50 54.2 10 23.88 51.7 30 28.00 54.8 11 24.50 51.4 31 28.50 54.2 12 23.25 51.7 32 28.00 54.8 13 22.13 52.2 33 27.50 54.9 14 22.00 52.0 34 29.00 55.2 15 20.63 53.1 35 29.25 55.7 16 20.25 53.5 36 29.50 56.1 17 19.75 53.9 37 30.00 56.7 18 18.75 53.6 38 28.50 56.7 19 17.50 52.9 39 27.75 56.5 20 19.00 53.4 40 28.00 56.1 9 Trading Day Days 1-5 Days 2-6 8.37 Days 3-7 points Days 4-8 Days 5-9 Days 6-10 eBook Days 7-11 Days 8-12 Days 9-13 Print Days 10-14 Days 11-15 References Days 12-16 Days 13-17 Days 14-18 Days 15-19 Days 16-20 Days 17-21 Days 18-22 Days 19-23 Days 20-24 Days 21-25 Days 22-26 Days 23-27 Days 24-28 Days 25-29 Days 26-30 Days 27-31 Days 28-32 Days 29-33 Days 30-34 Days 31-35 Days 32-36 Days 33-37 Five Day Moving Averages Print Days 33-37 Days 34-38 Days 35-39 References Days 36-40 b. Identify buy or sell signals indicating the day on which such signals are identified. Also indicate buying or selling price. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Action Day Price