Consider an annual 4 year coupon bond paying a coupon rate of 5%. If it is 1000 par and the YTM= .04 (use atleast5 decimal places for this question) A. What is the price of this bond? B) What is the bond modified duration? C) Use the bond’s modified duration to estimate the price change of the bond if YTM changes to .045. (So positive price change of $40.2 would be written 40.2 and a negative price change of $40.2 would be writen as-40.2) Please explain without using excel

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Consider an annual 4 year coupon bond paying a coupon rate of 5%. If it is 1000 par and the YTM= .04 (use atleast5 decimal places for this question)

A. What is the price of this bond?

B) What is the bond modified duration?

C) Use the bond’s modified duration to estimate the price change of the bond if YTM changes to .045. (So positive price change of $40.2 would be written 40.2 and a negative price change of $40.2 would be writen as-40.2)

Please explain without using excel

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