Question: I need help in solving exercise 7 . Practical Application: Consider the following corporate and muni bond info from Thursday 2 / 1 1 /

I need help in solving exercise 7.
Practical Application: Consider the following corporate and muni bond info from Thursday 2/11/2021
(Settlement is T+2 i.e.2/15/2021). All the bonds are semiannual.
EXERCISE #4: If Western Union 2040 gets downgraded to BB+ and the yield changes by
1%, then for Western Union 2040 :
New ytm=
%, New approx. Price :
[Assume exactly 1912 years to maturity.]
EXERCISE #5: Compute the taxable-equivalent yield to maturity on the UtahStBldg 2038
bond for a Utah resident paying a 25% federal and a 7% state income tax (add).
Tax-eq yield =
EXERCISE #6: Compute the approx yield to call on the Salt Lake Arpt 2047. Assume 61/2
years to call.
YTC=,1%
EXERCISE #7: Compute the Mod Duration of the EastmanChem 2044 bond by "blipping".
[231/2 years to maturity] That is, compute three prices: at the current ytm, and by changing
the ytm by 0.05% up and down. Then follow the ModD definition. Rescale correctly.
ModD=-%y=-P+5-P-5P?(y+5-y-5)
 I need help in solving exercise 7. Practical Application: Consider the

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