Both Bond Bill and Bond Ted have 11.8 percent coupons, make semiannual payments, and are priced at par value. Bond Bill has 7 years to maturity, whereas Bond Ted has 24 years to maturity. Both bonds have a par value of 1,000.
If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage change in the price of these bonds? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
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| Bond Bill | [removed] % |
| Bond Ted | [removed] % |
If rates were to suddenly fall by 2 percent instead, what would be the percentage change in the price of these bonds? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
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| Bond Bill | [removed] % |
| Bond Ted | [removed] % |
. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places was first posted on July 10, 2019 at 6:09 am.
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