Find the Macaulay duration and the modified duration of a 15​-year, 9.0​% corporate bond priced to yield 7.0​%. According to the modified duration of this​ bond, how much of a price change would this bond incur if market yields rose to 8.0​%? Using annual​ compounding, calculate the price of this bond in one year if rates do rise to 8.0​%. How does this price change compare to that predicted by the modified​ duration? Explain the difference. The Macaulay duration is nothing years.  ​(Round to two decimal​ places.) The modified duration is nothing years.  ​(Round to two decimal​ places.) If market yields rose to 8.0​%, the change would be nothing​%. ​(Round to two decimal​ places.) Using annual​ compounding, the price of this bond in 1 year if rates do rise to 8.0​% is ​$nothing. ​(Round to the nearest​ cent.) The actual percentage change in bond price is nothing​%. ​(Round to two decimal​ places.) Which of the following is​ true?  ​(Select the best choice​ below.)     A. Duration is a good predictor of price volatility if rates change less than​ 2%.   B. Duration is not a good predictor of price volatility if interest rates undergo a big swing because of the convex relationship of a​ bond's price-yield relationship.   C. Duration is a good predictor of price volality because of the convex relationship of a​ bond's price-yield relationship.   D. Duration is not a good predictor of price volatility if rates change more than a basis point.   Click to select your answer(s).

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Find the Macaulay duration and the modified duration of a
15​-year,
9.0​%
corporate bond priced to yield
7.0​%.
According to the modified duration of this​ bond, how much of a price change would this bond incur if market yields rose to
8.0​%?
Using annual​ compounding, calculate the price of this bond in one year if rates do rise to
8.0​%.
How does this price change compare to that predicted by the modified​ duration? Explain the difference.
The Macaulay duration is
nothing
years.  ​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
The modified duration is
nothing
years.  ​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
If market yields rose to
8.0​%,
the change would be
nothing​%.
​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
Using annual​ compounding, the price of this bond in 1 year if rates do rise to
8.0​%
is
​$nothing.
​(Round to the nearest​ cent.)
The actual percentage change in bond price is
nothing​%.
​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
Which of the following is​ true?  ​(Select the best choice​ below.)
 
 
A.
Duration is a good predictor of price volatility if rates change less than​ 2%.
 
B.
Duration is not a good predictor of price volatility if interest rates undergo a big swing because of the convex relationship of a​ bond's price-yield relationship.
 
C.
Duration is a good predictor of price volality because of the convex relationship of a​ bond's price-yield relationship.
 
D.
Duration is not a good predictor of price volatility if rates change more than a basis point.
 
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