sider the following three-bond portfolio in which all the bonds are option free: Bond Price Par Value Yield Market Value Duration 9% 5-year $122.4565 $5 million 4% $6,122,823 4.142 5% 20-year $113.6777 $2 million 4% $2,273,555 13.087 5.5% 30-year $126.0707 $2 million 4% $2,521,413 16.290   What is Bond 1’s (9% 5-year) contribution to portfolio du

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Consider the following three-bond portfolio in which all the bonds are option free:

Bond

Price

Par Value

Yield

Market Value

Duration

9% 5-year

$122.4565

$5 million

4%

$6,122,823

4.142

5% 20-year

$113.6777

$2 million

4%

$2,273,555

13.087

5.5% 30-year

$126.0707

$2 million

4%

$2,521,413

16.290

 

What is Bond 1’s (9% 5-year) contribution to portfolio duration?

  A.

3.23

  B.

2.33

  C.

4.33

  D.

3.00

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The duration of portfolio is weighted average duration of portfolio of bonds depending on the market value of the bond and more is the value of bond more is the weight of bonds duration.

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