Questions and Problems: (Note: students will be responsible for checking each question to make sure it is free of mistakes with regard to numbers and information) Q29) a. What is the duration of a two-year bond that pays an annual coupon of 10 percent and has a current yield to maturity of 12 percent? Use $1,000 as the face value. b. What is the duration of a two-year zero-coupon bond that is yielding 11.5 percent? Use $1,000 as the face value. c. Given these answers, how does duration differ from maturity? Q41) You have discovered that when the required rate of return on a bond you own fell by 0.50 percent from 9.75 percent to 9.25 percent, the fair present value rose from $975 to $995. What is the duration of this bond