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A 30-year maturity bond making annual coupon payments with a coupon rate of 14.3

ID: 2756044 • Letter: A

Question

A 30-year maturity bond making annual coupon payments with a coupon rate of 14.3% has duration of 11.34 years and convexity of 185.7. The bond currently sells at a yield to maturity of 8%.

Find the price of the bond if its yield to maturity falls to 7% or rises to 9%. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

What prices for the bond at these new yields would be predicted by the duration rule and the duration-with-convexity rule? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

c. What is the percent error for each rule? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Duration Rule" to 2 decimal places and "Duration-with-Convexity Rule" to 3 decimal places.

Percent Error

A 30-year maturity bond making annual coupon payments with a coupon rate of 14.3% has duration of 11.34 years and convexity of 185.7. The bond currently sells at a yield to maturity of 8%.

a.

Find the price of the bond if its yield to maturity falls to 7% or rises to 9%. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

b.

What prices for the bond at these new yields would be predicted by the duration rule and the duration-with-convexity rule? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

YTM Duration Rule      Duration-with Convexity Rule     7%       9%   

c. What is the percent error for each rule? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Duration Rule" to 2 decimal places and "Duration-with-Convexity Rule" to 3 decimal places.

Percent Error

YTM Duration Rule Duration-with-
Convexity Rule 7% n/r %     n/r %    9% n/r %     n/r %

Explanation / Answer

Answer (a)

YTM

Bond Price

7%

1905.86

9%

1544.50

Answer (b)

YTM

Duration Rule

Duration with convexity rule

7%

1888.71

1904.58

9%

1529.77

1545.64

Answer (c)

Percent Error

YTM

Duration Rule

Duration with convexity rule

7%

8.72%

0.651%

9%

8.94%

0.692%

Coupon Rate = 14.3%

Coupon payment = Annual

Annual coupon amount = 1000 * 14.3% = 143

Time to maturity = 30 years

Ytm = 8%

Duration = 11.34 years

Convexity = 185.7

Modified Duration = Mecaulay’s Duration /(1+r)

                                   = 11.34/1.08 = 10.50

Bond current price = 143* [(1-(1/(1+0.08)^30)/0.08] + 1000/(1+0.08)^30

                                    = 143*[(1-(1/10.06266))/0.08]+1000/10.06266

                                    = 143*(1-0.099377)/0.08] + 1000 * 0.099377

                                    = 143 * (0.900623/0.08) + 1000 * 0.099377

                                    = 143 * 11.25778 + 1000 * 0.099377

                                    = 1609.8630 + 99.37733

                                    = 1709.2404 or 1709.24      

If the Bond yield falls to 7%

Bond Price = 143 * [(1-(1/(1+0.07)^30)/0.07] + 1000/(1+0.07)^30

                    = 143*[(1-(1/7.612255))/0.07] + 1000 / 7.612255

                    = 143* [(1-0.131367)/0.07] + 1000 * 0.131367

                  = 143*(0.868633/0.07) + 1000 * 0.131367

                    = 143 * 12.40904 + 1000 * 0.131367

                    = 1774.4929 + 131.3671

                    = 1905.86

Change in Price = 1905.86 – 1709.24 = 196.62

Calculation of bond price with duration rule

Change in Price = - Modified Duration * Change in yield * Bond Price

                             = - 10.5 * (0.07-0.08) * 1709.24

                            = -10.5 * -0.01 * 1709.24

                           = 179.4702 or 179.47

Price for the bond = 1709.24 + 179.47 = 1888.71

% error in estimation of bond price change = (difference in price change / actual price change)*100

                                                                              = ((196.62 - 179.47)/196.62) * 100

                                                                              = (17.15/196.62)*100

                                                                              = 8.7224   or 8.72%

Change in price using duration and convexity rule

Change in price =[-Modified Duration * change in yield)+ (1/2)*Convexity*(change in yield)^2]*Bond Price

Change in Price = [-10.5 * - 0.01 + 0.5 * 185.7 * (-0.01)^2] * 1709.24

                              = [0.105 + 0.5*185.7* 0.0001] * 1709.24

                              = [0.105 + 0.009285]*1709.24

                              = 0.114285 * 1709.24

                              = 195.3404934 or 195.340 (rounded off)

New Bond price   = 1709.24 + 195.34 = 1904.58

% error in estimation of price change = ((196.62-195.340)/196.62)*100

                                                                    = 0.65100193 or 0.651%

If the bond yield rises to 9%

Bond price = 143 * [(1-(1/(1+0.09)^30)/0.09] + 1000/(1+0.09)^30

                    = 143*[(1-(1/13.26768))/0.09] + 1000 / 13.26768

                    = 143* [(1-0.075371)/0.09] + 1000 * 0.0.075371

                  = 143*(0.924629/0.09) + 1000 * 0.0.075371

                    = 143 * 10.27365 + 1000 * 0.0.075371

                    = 1469.1325 + 75.37114

                    = 1544.5037 or 1544.50 (rounded off)

Change in Price = 1544.50 – 1709.24 = -164.74

Change in price using duration rule

Change in price = -10.5 * (0.09-0.08) * 1709.24

                              = -10.5 * 0.01 * 1709.24

                              = -179.4702 or -179.47

New Bond Price = 1709.24 – 179.47 = 1529.77

% error in estimation of change in price = ((-164.74+179.47)/-164.74) * 100

                                                                         = (-14.7302/-164.74)*100

                                                                         = 8.94148 or 8.94%

Change in price using duration and convexity

Change in price = [-10.5*0.01 + (1/2)* 185.7* (0.01)^2] * 1709.24

                              = [-0.105 + 0.009285] * 1709.24

                              = -0.095715 * 1709.24

                              = -163.5999066 or -163.600 (rounded off)

New Bond Price = 1709.24 – 163.60 = 1545.64

% error in estimation of price = ((-164.74 + 163.60)/-164.74)*100

                                                      = 0.69205% or 0.692%

YTM

Bond Price

7%

1905.86

9%

1544.50

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