Bond J has a coupon rate of 4.2 percent. Bond K has a coupon rate of 14.2 percent. Both bonds have ten years to maturity, a par value of $1,000, and a YTM of 9.4 percent, and both make semiannual payments. a. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage change in the price of these bonds? Note: A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. b. If interest rates suddenly fall by 2 percent instead, what is the percentage change in the price of these bonds? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. a. Percentage change in price b. Percentage change in price Bond J 9.40 % % Bond K 12.83 %

Bond J has a coupon rate of 4.2 percent. Bond K has a coupon rate of 14.2 percent. Both bonds have ten years to maturity, a par value of $1,000, and a YTM of 9.4 percent, and both make semiannual payments. a. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage change in the price of these bonds? Note: A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. b. If interest rates suddenly fall by 2 percent instead, what is the percentage change in the price of these bonds? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. a. Percentage change in price b. Percentage change in price Bond J 9.40 % % Bond K 12.83 %

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