investors holding our 4-year bonds (Bond #1) receive interest income annually for four years, plus the face value of the bonds at maturity, a. If the expected rate of return on our bonds is 10%, what is the duration of Bond #1? Given the following projected income stream for Bond #1: year                                          coupon interest                           face value 1                                                100 2                                                 100 3                                                100 4                                                 100                                            1,000 total income in yeear 4              400                                           1,000

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If investors holding our 4-year bonds (Bond #1) receive interest income annually for
four years, plus the face value of the bonds at maturity,
a. If the expected rate of return on our bonds is 10%, what is the duration of
Bond #1?

Given the following projected income stream for Bond #1:

year                                          coupon interest                           face value

1                                                100

2                                                 100

3                                                100

4                                                 100                                            1,000

total income in yeear 4              400                                           1,000

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