Construct some simple examples to illustrate your answers to the following: a. If interest rates rise, do

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Construct some simple examples to illustrate your answers to the following:

a. If interest rates rise, do bond prices rise or fall?

b. If the bond yield is greater than the coupon, is the price of the bond greater or less than 100?

c. If the price of a bond exceeds 100, is the yield greater or less than the coupon?

d. Do high-coupon bonds sell at higher or lower prices than low-coupon bonds?

e. If interest rates change, does the price of high-coupon bonds change proportionately more than that of low-coupon bonds?


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Principles of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0077404895

10th Edition

Authors: Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers, Franklin Allen

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