You ran a regression of the yield of KC Companys 10- year bond on the 10- year
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YieldKC = .54 + 1.22 3 YieldTreasury
where YieldKC is the yield on the KC bond and YieldTreasury is the yield on the U. S. Treasury bond. The modified duration on the 10- year U. S. Treasury is 7.0 years, and modified duration on the KC bond is 6.93 years.
a. Calculate the percentage change in the price of the 10- year U. S. Treasury, assuming a 50- basis-point change in the yield on the 10- year U. S. Treasury.
b. Calculate the percentage change in the price of the KC bond, using the regression equation above, assuming a 50- basis- point change in the yield on the 10- year U. S. Treasury.
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Authors: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan Marcus, Stylianos Perrakis, Peter
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