Consider the following two Treasury securities: Bond A is sold at $120 with 5 years of modified duration, and Bond B is sold at $80 with 7 years of modified duration. Which bond will have the greater dollar price difference for a 50-basis-point change in interest rates? [A] Bond A O [B] Bond B O [C] Both bonds will have the same price O [D] Cannot be determined

Consider the following two Treasury securities: Bond A is sold at $120 with 5 years of modified duration, and Bond B is sold at $80 with 7 years of modified duration. Which bond will have the greater dollar price difference for a 50-basis-point change in interest rates? [A] Bond A O [B] Bond B O [C] Both bonds will have the same price O [D] Cannot be determined

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If you were to purchase a 12% bond when the market interest rate for such bonds was 11%, would you expect to pay more or less than the face amount for the bond? If you were to purchase a 12% bond when the market interest rate for such bonds was 13%, would you expect to pay more or less than the face amount for the bond? Explain your answers from above?
Question Given the following information about a bond, calculate the modified duration of the bond. i) The term-to-maturity is two years. ii) Coupons are payable annually at 5%. iii) The bond is trading at par. Possible Answers A B D 1.859 с 1.928 E 1.881 1.952 Cannot be determined since the yield rate i is not provided.
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