Here are data on $1,000 par value bonds issued by Microsoft, GE Capital, and Morgan Stanley. Assume you are thinking about buying these bonds. Answer the following questions:

a. Assuming interest is paid annually, calculate the values of the bonds if your required rates of return are as follows: Microsoft, 8 percent; GE Capital, 17.5 percent; and Morgan Stanley, 9 percent; where:

.b. The bonds are selling for the following amounts: Microsoft $586 GE Capital $313 Morgan Stanley $885 What are the expected rates of return for each bond?

c. How would the value of the bonds change if (1) your required rate of return (rb) increased 2 percentage points or (2) decreased 2 percentage points?

d. Explain the implications of your answers in part (c) in terms of interest rate risk, premium bonds, and discount bonds.

e. Should you buy the bonds? Explain.

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