2,/An investor is planning a S100 million short-term investment and is going to choose among two different portfolios. This investor is seriously worried about interest rate volatility in the market. Compute the duration of the portfolios. Which one is more adequate for the investor's objective? Assume today is May 15, 2000, which mcans you may use the yield curve presented in Table 3.6 Portfolio A . 40% invested in 4 1/4-year bonds paying 5% semiannually +25% invested in 7-year bonds paying 2.5% semiannually . 20% invested in 134-year floating rate bonds with a 30 basis point spread, paying semiannually . 10% invested in 1-year zero coupon bonds . 5% invested in 2-year bonds paying 3% quarterly Portfolio B . 40% invested in 7-year bonds paying 10% semi annually . 25% invested in 4 1/4-year bonds paying 3% quarterly . 20% invested in 90-day zero coupon bonds . 10% invested in 2-year floating rate bonds with zero spread, paying semi- annually . 5% invested in 1 1/2-year bonds paying 6% semiannually 2,/An investor is planning a S100 million short-term investment and is going to choose among two different portfolios. This investor is seriously worried about interest rate volatility in the market. Compute the duration of the portfolios. Which one is more adequate for the investor's objective? Assume today is May 15, 2000, which mcans you may use the yield curve presented in Table 3.6 Portfolio A . 40% invested in 4 1/4-year bonds paying 5% semiannually +25% invested in 7-year bonds paying 2.5% semiannually . 20% invested in 134-year floating rate bonds with a 30 basis point spread, paying semiannually . 10% invested in 1-year zero coupon bonds . 5% invested in 2-year bonds paying 3% quarterly Portfolio B . 40% invested in 7-year bonds paying 10% semi annually . 25% invested in 4 1/4-year bonds paying 3% quarterly . 20% invested in 90-day zero coupon bonds . 10% invested in 2-year floating rate bonds with zero spread, paying semi- annually . 5% invested in 1 1/2-year bonds paying 6% semiannually