21. Calculate durations and modified durations for the 4% coupon bond and the strip in Table 3.1...

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21. Calculate durations and modified durations for the 4% coupon bond and the strip in Table 3.1 . The answers for the strip will be easy. For the 4% bond, you can follow the procedure set out in Table 3.3 for the 11¼% coupon bonds. Confirm that modified duration predicts the impact of a 1% change in interest rates on the bond prices.

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Principles Of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9780071314176

10th Global Edition

Authors: Richard Brealey

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