Am. 111. Bond A has a price of 2,750 at an annual effective yield rate of 6%. The modified duration of the bond is 12.Bond B has a price of 2,000 at an annual effective yield rate of 6%. The modified duration of the bond is ModDB.If the annual yield rate drops by 2%, both estimated bond prices increase by the same dollar amount using the first-order Macaulayapproximation.Calculate ModDB.A 13.5B14.2C15.8D16.5E18.1

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A fixed-income analyst, Sean, observes a 7-year, 8% semiannual-pay bond. the face amount is ¥1,000. He believes that the yield-to-maturity (YTM) on a semiannual bond basis should be 12.29%. Based on this yield estimate, the price of this bond would be A. ¥942.73. B. ¥900.89. C. ¥828.39. D. ¥802.40.
A one-year bond currently pays 6% interest. It's expected that it will pay 11.0% next year and 10% the following year. The two-year term premium is 0.4% while the three-year term premium is 0.7%. What is the interest rate on a three-year bond according to the liquidity premium theory? Select one: a. 10.1% b. 9.70A O c.9.0% O d. 9.40%
Suppose the current price of the bond is $95, the YTM is 4%, and the duration of the bond is 9. If YTM decrease from 4% to 3.9%, approximate the change in price using duration of the bond. Price would increase by ____%
Using semiannual compounding, find the prices of the following bonds: a. A 9.4%, 15-year bond priced to yield 7.2%. b. A 7.3%, 10-year bond priced to yield 9.5%. c. A 12.8%, 20-year bond priced at 10.6%. Repeat the problem using annual compounding. Then comment on the differences you found in the prices of the bonds. a1. Using semiannual compounding, the price of the bond is $. (Round to the nearest cent.) b1. Using semiannual compounding, the price of the bond is $. (Round to the nearest cent.) c1. Using semiannual compounding, the price of the bond is $. (Round to the nearest cent.) a2. Using annual compounding, the price of the bond is $ b2. Using annual compounding, the price of the bond is $ c2. Using annual compounding, the price of the bond is $. (Round to the nearest cent.) Comment on the differences you found in the prices of the bonds. (Select the best answer below.) (Round to the nearest cent.) (Round to the nearest cent.) Bonds selling at a premium sell at lower prices when…
A bond has a $1,000 face value, a market price of $1,045, and pays semiannual payments of $42.25 each. What is the coupon rate? A. 6.76 percent B. 7.00 percent C. 7.12 percent D. 8.45 percent E. 8.64 percent
Using semiannual compounding, find the prices of the following bonds: a. A 9.8%, 15-year bond priced to yield 7.7%. b. A 7.3%, 10-year bond priced to yield 9.4%. c. A 11.6%, 20-year bond priced at 9.5%. Repeat the problem using annual compounding. Then comment on the differences you found in the prices of the bonds. a1. Using semiannual compounding, the price of the bond is $nothing. (Round to the nearest cent.)
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The following information relates to a forward contract written on a bond: Bond price = $95 Maturity = 1 year Coupon 1, paid in 6 months = $3; Coupon 2, paid immediately prior to maturity of forward = $2 Riskless rate of interest = 5% What is the forward price? A) $94.43 B $85.77 c) $94.79 D) $93.79
Required:(a) If both bonds had a required rate of return of 10%, what would the bonds’ prices be?(b) Explain what it means when a bond is selling at a discount, a premium, or at its face amount (par value). Based on results in part (a), would you consider both bonds to be selling at a discount, premium, or at par?
Calculate the Macaulay duration of a 9%, $1,000 par bond that matures in three years if the bond's YTM is 12% and interest is paid semiannually. a. Calculate this bond's modified duration. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. years b. Assuming the bond's YTM goes from 12% to 11.5%, calculate an estimate of the price change. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to three decimal places. Use a minus sign to enter negative value, if any. %
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(Related to Checkpoint 9.2 and Checkpoint 9.3) (Bond valuation) Fingen's 19-year $1,000 par value bonds pay 8 percent interest annually. The market price of the bonds is $880 and the marker's required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 11 percent.a. Compute the bond's yield to maturity.b. Determine the value of the bond to you, given your required rate of retumc. Should you purchase the bond?

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