A bond has a Macaulay duration of 10.00 and is priced to yield 8.0​%. If interest rates go up so that the yield goes to 8.5%​, what will be the percentage change in the price of the​ bond? Now, if the yield on this bond goes down to 7.5​%, what will be the​ bond's percentage change in​ price? Comment on your findings.

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