Here are data on $1000 par value bonds issued by Microsoft, GE Capital, and Morgan Stanley. Assume you are thinking about buying these bonds. Answer the following questions:

A. Assuming interest is paid annually, calculate the values of the bonds if your required rates of return are as follows: Microsoft, 7.5 percent; GE Capital, 16 percent; and Morgan Stanley, 12 percent; where

MICROSOFT: Coupon interest rate= 4.50% years to maturity= 31

GE CAPITAL: coupon interest rate= 7.50% years to maturity= 29

MORGAN STANLEY:coupon interest rate=8.50% years to maturity= 13 B. The bonds are selling for the following amounts:

Microsoft: $737

Ge capital: $552

Morgan Stanley: $699

What are the expected rates of return for each bond?

C. How would the value of the bonds change if (1) your required rate of return (r Subscript b) increased 2 percentage points or (2) decreased 2 percentage points?

D. Explain the implications of your answers in part (c)in terms of interest rate risk, premium bonds, and discount bonds.

E. Should you buy the bonds? Explain.