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Problem $13-01$

A $$1,000$ bond has a coupon of $4$ percent and matures after $10$ years. Assume that the bond pays interest annually.

What would be the bond's price if comparable debt yields $6$ percent? Use Appendix B and Appendix D to answer the question. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

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What would be the price if comparable debt yields $6$ percent and the bond matures after $5$ years? Use Appendix B and Appendix D to answer the question. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

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Why are the prices different in a and b$?$

The price of the bond in a is

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than the price of the bond in b as the principal payment of the bond in a is

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than the principal payment of the bond in b $($in time$).$

What are the current yields and the yields to maturity in a and b$?$ Round your answers to two decimal places.

The bond matures after $10$ years:

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YTM:

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The bond matures after $5$ years:

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YTM:

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If interest rates increase $100$ basis points $($that is$,$ from $6$ percent to $7$ percent$),$ what are the new prices of both bonds assuming annual compounding? Use Appendix B and Appendix D to answer the question. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

Bond part a : $

Bond part b : $

Calculate the percentage change in the price of each bond. Round your answers to one decimal place. Enter your answers as a positive value.

Bond part a :

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of

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Bond part b :

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of

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