bond
Question
Both bond A and bond B have 9.8 percent coupons and are priced at par value. Bond A has 9 years to maturity, while
bond B has 20 years to maturity.
a. | If interest rates suddenly rise by 2.4 percent, what is the percentage change in price of bond A and bond B? (Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Omit the “%” sign in your response.) |
Bond A | % |
Bond B | % |
b. | If interest rates suddenly fall by 2.4 percent instead, what would be the percentage change in price of bond A and bond B? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Omit the “%” sign in your response.) |
Bond A | % |
Bond B | % |