Consider a 12-year, 12 percent annual coupon bond with a required return of 10 percent. The bond

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Consider a 12-year, 12 percent annual coupon bond with a required return of 10 percent. The bond has a face value of $1,000. ( LG 3-4 )

a. What is the price of the bond?

b. If interest rates rise to 11 percent, what is the price of the bond?

c. What has been the percentage change in price?

d. Repeat parts (a), (b), and

(c) for a 16-year bond.

e. What do the respective changes in bond prices indicate?

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Financial Markets And Institutions

ISBN: 9780078034664

5th Edition

Authors: Anthony Saunders, Marcia Cornett

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