CCC Co issues a bond today that will pay a coupon of 8%, twice a year. The yield to maturity  for this company is 4.8%. Calculate the price of this bond if it matures in (a) 6 years, (b) 12, and  (c) 22.5 years, knowing that its face value is GBP 10,000.

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CCC Co issues a bond today that will pay a coupon of 8%, twice a year. The yield to maturity 
for this company is 4.8%. Calculate the price of this bond if it matures in (a) 6 years, (b) 12, and 
(c) 22.5 years, knowing that its face value is GBP 10,000. What happens to the price of this bond 
if on the same day of the issue, the yield to maturity changes to 4.6%? What if the YTM change
is in the opposite direction, to 5%? 

Please don't use excel shortcut formulas

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