3 Consider three bonds with 5.40% coupon rates, all making annual coupon payments and all selling at face value. The short-term bond has a maturity of 4 years, the intermediate-term bond has a maturity of 8 years, and the long-term bond has a maturity of 30 years. 40 points Skipped a. What will be the price of the 4-year bond if its yield increases to 6.40%? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b. What will be the price of the 8-year bond if its yield increases to 6.40%? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. What will be the price of the 30-year bond if its yield increases to 6.40%? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. What will be the price of the 4-year bond if its yield decreases to 4.40%? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) e. What will be the price of the 8-year bond if its yield decreases to 4.40%? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) f. What will be the price of the 30-year bond if its yield decreases to 4.40%? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) g. Comparing your answers to parts (a), (b), and (c), are long-term bonds more or less affected than short-term bonds by a rise in interest rates? h. Comparing your answers to parts (d), (e), and (f), are long-term bonds more or less affected than short-term bonds by a decline in interest rates? eBook Hint References a. b. o Bond price Bond price Bond price Bond price Bond price Bond price d. e. f. g. affected than short-term bonds . Long-term bonds Long-term bonds h. affected than short-term bonds