Consider the following three bonds: Bond 1 Bond 2 Bond 3 (a) Calculate and interpret the
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Consider the following three bonds: Bond 1 Bond 2 Bond 3
(a) Calculate and interpret the present values of each bond.
(b) Calculate the Macaulay duration and Modified duration for each bond. Interpret your results.
(c) If required yield rises from 5% to 5.8%,
(i) use duration to calculate the price changes for each bond,
(ii) explain whether these calculated price changes are precise, and
(iii) discuss the action that a bond portfolio manager should take in this situation
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Authors: Austan Goolsbee, Steven Levitt, Chad Syverson
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