### Understanding Bond Price Sensitivity to Interest Rate Changes**Question 3***A bondholder owns 15-year government bonds with a $5 million face value and a 6 percent coupon that is paid annually. The bonds are currently priced at $550,018.73 with a yield of 5.034 percent. The bonds have a duration of 10.53 years. If interest rates are projected to increase by 50 basis points, how much will the bondholder gain or lose?***Options:**- $27,571- $25,063- -$27,571- -$25,063- $5,313### Explanation of the ProblemWhen evaluating the sensitivity of bond prices to changes in interest rates, the concept of **duration** is crucial. Duration measures the weighted average time to receive the bond's cash flows and indicates how much the price of a bond will change with a 1% change in interest rates.Here, the bond’s duration is given as 10.53 years. This means that for a 1% increase in interest rates, the bond’s price would decrease by approximately 10.53%. However, the interest rate change in this scenario is 50 basis points (0.50%).### Detailed Calculation1. **Duration Impact Calculation:** - Duration Impact = Duration × Change in Interest Rate - Change in Interest Rate = 50 basis points = 0.50% - Duration Impact = 10.53 years × 0.50% = 5.265%2. **Price Change Calculation:** - Initial Price of the Bond = $550,018.73 - Percentage Change in Price = -5.265% - Price Change = Initial Price × Percentage Change in Price - Price Change = $550,018.73 × (-0.05265) - Price Change ≈ -$28,963.493. **Approximation to Provided Options:** - Given the approximate calculation, closest options would be analyzed to simplify and match given multiple-choice answers.While the precise calculation indicates a loss close to -$28,963.49, the approximate given choices suggests a loss, with -$27,571 being closely related in magnitude.### ConclusionThe bondholder would experience a loss of approximately -$27,571 if the interest rates were to increase by 50 basis points.

Correct answer is option (c) -27,571.

A bondholder owns 15-year government bonds with a $5 million face value and a 6 percent coupon that is paid annually. The bonds are currently priced at $550,018.73 with a yield of 5.034 percent. The bonds have a duration of 10.53 years. If interest rates are projected to increase by 50 basis points, how much will the bondholder gain or lose? O $27,571 O $25,063 O -$27,571 O -$25,063 O $5,313

A bondholder owns 15-year government bonds with a $5 million face value and a 6 percent coupon that is paid annually. The bonds are currently priced at $550,018.73 with a yield of 5.034 percent. The bonds have a duration of 10.53 years. If interest rates are projected to increase by 50 basis points, how much will the bondholder gain or lose? O $27,571 O $25,063 O -$27,571 O -$25,063 O $5,313

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