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A newly issued bond has a maturity of 10 years and pays a 5.5% coupon rate (with coupon payments coming once annually). The bond sells

A newly issued bond has a maturity of 10 years and pays a 5.5% coupon rate (with coupon payments coming once annually). The bond sells at par value.

a. What are the convexity and the duration of the bond? Use the formula for convexity in footnote 7. (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)

Answer is complete and correct.

Convexity 724.31

Duration 7.95 years

b. Find the actual price of the bond assuming that its yield to maturity immediately increases from 5.5% to 6.5% (with maturity still 10 years). Assume a par value of 100. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Answer is complete but not entirely correct.

Actual price of the bond 928.11-----wrong pls help

c. What price would be predicted by the modified duration rule PP=D*y? What is the percentage error of that rule? (Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Answer is complete but not entirely correct.

Percentage price change

(7.54)selected answer correct

%

Percentage error

924.62selected answer incorrect

%

PS: I cant get answers correct all bolded please help on those

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