A bond has a Macaulay duration of 8.62 and is priced to yield 8.0%. If interest rates go up so that the yield goes to 8.5%, what will be the percentage change in the price of the bond? Now, if the yield on this bond goes down to 7.5%, what will be the bond's percentage change in price?

If interest rates go up to 8.5%, the percentage change in the price of the bond is __%. (Round to two decimal places.)

If interest rates go down to 7.5%, the percentage change in the price of the bond is ___%. (Round to two decimal places.)

Comment on your findings.(Select the best answer below.)

A. As interest rates increase or decrease, the price of the bond will always increase.

B.As interest rates decrease, the price of the bond decreases. As interest rates increase, the price of the bond increases.

C.As interest rates increase or decrease, the price of the bond remains the same.

D.As interest rates increase, the price of the bond decreases. As interest rates decrease, the price of the bond increases.