Bond J has a coupon rate of 3 percent and Bond K has a coupon rate...

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Bond J has a coupon rate of 3 percent and Bond K has a coupon rate of 9 percent. Both bonds have 16 years to maturity, make semiannual payments, and have a YTM of 6 percent. a. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage price change 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.) b. What if rates suddenly fall by 2 percent instead? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) > Answer is complete but not entirely correct. a. Bond J -29.75 % a. Bond K -29.75 % b. Bond J (29.75) % b. Bond K (29.75) % Bond J has a coupon rate of 3 percent and Bond K has a coupon rate of 9 percent. Both bonds have 16 years to maturity, make semiannual payments, and have a YTM of 6 percent. a. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage price change 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.) b. What if rates suddenly fall by 2 percent instead? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) > Answer is complete but not entirely correct. a. Bond J -29.75 % a. Bond K -29.75 % b. Bond J (29.75) % b. Bond K (29.75) %