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1. Both bond A and bond B have 9.4 percent coupons and are priced at par value.

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Question

1. Both bond A and bond B have 9.4 percent coupons and are priced at par value. Bond A has 7 years to maturity, while bond B has 20 years to maturity.

a)

Assume if interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage change in price of bond A and bond B? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

          

  Bond A

%

  Bond B

%

             

b)

Assume if interest rates suddenly fall by 2 percent instead, what would the percentage change in price of bond A and bond B? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

               

  Bond A

%

  Bond B

%

2. Suppose you buy a 7.2 percent coupon bond today for $1,140. The bond has 10 years to maturity.

               

a.

What rate of return do you expect to earn on your investment? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

           

  Rate of return

%

          

b-1.

Two years from now, the YTM on your bond has increased by 2 percent, and you decide to sell. What price will your bond sell for? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

     

  Price

$   

        

b-2.

What is the annual realized yield on your investment? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

                            

  Realized return

%

3. What is the Macaulay duration of a 10.4 percent coupon bond with five years to maturity and a current price of $974.60? What is the modified duration? (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

                  

Duration

  Macaulay

Years  

  Modified

Years  

4. Consider a 9.00 percent coupon bond with six years to maturity and a current price of $958.50. Suppose the yield on the bond suddenly increases by 2 percent.

         

1.

Use duration to estimate the new price of the bond. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

         

  Price

$   

            

2.

Calculate the new bond price. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

          

  Price

$   

5. A Treasury bond with 8 years to maturity is currently quoted at 108:7. The bond has a coupon rate of 8.3 percent. What is the yield value of a 32nd for this bond? (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

           

  Yield value (in basis point)

  

1. Both bond A and bond B have 9.4 percent coupons and are priced at par value. Bond A has 7 years to maturity, while bond B has 20 years to maturity.

Explanation / Answer

1) YTM = coupon rate since bond are price at par value

K = N          
BOND PRICE A= [(Coupon)/(1 + YTM)^k]     +   Par value/(1 + YTM)^N
k=1

K = 7   
BOND PRICE A= [(9.4*1000/100)/(1 + 11.4/100)^k]     +   1000/(1 + 11.4/100)^7
k=1

= 906.96

%age change in price = (906.96 - 1000)*100/1000 = -9.30%

K = 20
BOND PRICE B= [(9.4*1000/100)/(1 + 11.4/100)^k]     +   1000/(1 + 11.4/100)^20
k=1

= 844.81

%age change in price = (844.81 - 1000)*100/1000 = -15.52%

2) YTM = coupon rate since bond are price at par value

K = N           
BOND PRICE A= [(Coupon)/(1 + YTM)^k]     +   Par value/(1 + YTM)^N
k=1

K = 7   
BOND PRICE A= [(9.4*1000/100)/(1 + 7.4/100)^k]     +   1000/(1 + 7.4/100)^7
k=1

= 1106.29

%age change in price = (1106.29 - 1000)*100/1000 = 10.63%

K = 20
BOND PRICE B= [(9.4*1000/100)/(1 + 7.4/100)^k]     +   1000/(1 + 7.4/100)^20
k=1

= 1205.45

%age change in price = (1205.45 - 1000)*100/1000 = 20.55%

3)

K = N           
BOND PRICE A= [(Coupon)/(1 + YTM)^k]     +   Par value/(1 + YTM)^N
k=1

K = 10   
1140= [(7.2*1000/100)/(1 + YTM/100)^k]     +   1000/(1 + YTM/100)^10
k=1

YTM = 5.35%

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