Elliot Karlin is a 35-year-old bank executive who has just inherited a large sum of money Having spent several years in the bank's investments department, he's well aware of the concept of duration and decides to apply it to his bond portfolio. In particular, Eliot intends to use $1 million of his inheritance to purchase 4US. Treasury bonds 1 An 8 65%, 13-year bond that's priced at S 1 096 21 to yield 7 48% 2. A 7 814%, 15-year bond thats priced at $102527 to yield 7 53% 3. A 20-year stripped Treasury (zero coupon) that's priced at S 199.67 to yield 822% 4, A 24-year, 742% bond thats priced at S955 93 to yield 7 83%, Note that these bonds are semiannual compounding bonds a. Find the duration and the modified duration of each bond b. Find the duration of the whole bond portfolio if Eliot puts $250,000 into each of the 4 U.S Treasury bonds c. Find the duration of the portfolio if Elliot puts $310.000 each into bonds 1 and 3 and $190,000 each into bonds 2 and 4 d. Which portfolio -b or c should Eliot select if he thinks rates are about to head up and he wants to avoid as much price volatility as possible? Explain From which portfolio does he stand to make more in annual interest income? Which portfolio would you recommend and why? a. The duration and modified duration can be calculated using a spreadsheet, such as Excell It gives the precise duration measure because it avoids the rounding-off errors, which are inevitable with manual calculations Bond 1 13 years, 865%, priced to yield 7 48% The duration of this bond isyears. (Round to two decimal places ) The modified duration of this bond is years, (Round to two decimal places) Bond 2 15 years, 7.814% priced to yield 7.53% Click to select your answer(s) Activate Wind Elliot Karlin is a 35 year-old bank executive who has just inherited a large sum of money Having spent several years in the bank's investments department, he's well aware of the concept of duration and decides to apply it to his bond portiolio. In particular, Elliot intends to use $1 million of his inheritance to purchase 4 Us. Treasury bonds 1 An865%, 13-year bond that's priced at $1,096 21 to yield 748% 2A7814%, 15-year bond tars priced at S 1025 27 to yield 753% 3A20 year stripped Treasury (zero coupon)thars pred atS199 67 to yield 8 22% 4 A 24-year, 7 42% bond that's priced at $955 93 to yield 7 83% Note that these bonds are semiannual compounding bonds a. Find the duration and the modified duration of each bond b. Find the duration of the whole bond portfolio i# Eliot puts $250,000 into each of the 4 U.S Treasury bonds .Find the duration of the portfolio if Eliot puts S310000 each into bonds 1 and 3 and S 190,000 each it bonds 2 and 4 d. Which portfolio-b orc-should Eliot select if he thinks rates are about to head up and he wants to avoid as much price volatility as possible? Explain. From which portolio does he stand to make more in annual interest income? Which portfolio would you recommend, and why? Bond 2 15years, 7814% priced to yield 7 53% The duration of this bond isyears (Round to two decimal places) The modified duration of this bond isyears (Round to two decimal places) Bond 3 20 years, zero coupon, priced to yield 822% Theduration of this bond is years (Round to two decimal places) Th^ mod.ad In.dib. bAn41...as". "On..nA L. o. Analm4f "ds~.. 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Find the duration of the portfolio if Elliot puts $310,000 each into bonds 1 and 3 and $190,000 each into bonds 2 and 4 d. Which portfolio-b or c should Elliot select if he thinks rates are about to head up and he wants to avoid as much price volatility as possible? Explain. From which portfolio does he stand to make more in annual interest income? Which portfolio would you recommend, and why? d. Which portfolilo the portolio in part b or the porfolilo in part c-should Elliot select ihe thinks rates are about to head up and he wants to avoid as much price volatility as possible? (Choose the best answer below O A. He should invest in either portfolio. The portfolio in part c has a higher duration than the portfolio part b f rates are about to rise, then it is O B He should invest in the portfolio in part b The portfolio in part c has a higher duration than the portfolio in part b lf rates are about to rise, then it is safer to o c He should i est in the portfolio n part c The portfolio in part b has a higher durati than the portfolio in parte l tates are about to rise, then it is safer to n n He should invest in the n rtfolin in nar, c The re rtfolin in nart r has a hinher duration "han 'ha nntf I n nart h lf tates ara ahon' to rise then is riskier tn Click to select your answer(s) invest in either portfolio, because both portfolios would be equally price volatie invest in the portfolio in part b. because it would be less price volatile than the other portfolio invest in the portfolio in part c, because it would be less price volatile than the other portfolo Activate Windo