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Chapter 6, Problem 13P

Consider the following bonds:

Bond	Coupon Rate (annual payments)	Maturity (years)
A	0%	15
B	0%	10
C	4%	15
D	8%	10

a. What is the percentage change in the price of each bond if its yield to maturity falls from 6% to 5%?
b. Which of the bonds A-D is most sensitive to a 1% drop in interest rates from 6% to 5% and why? Which bond is least sensitive? Provide an intuitive explanation for your answer.

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CORPORATE FIN CUSTOM W/MYFINANCELAB

Ch. 6.1 - What is the relationship between a bonds price and...Ch. 6.1 - The risk-free interest rate for a maturity of...Ch. 6.2 - If a bonds yield to maturity does not change, how...Ch. 6.2 - Prob. 2CC Ch. 6.2 - How does a bonds coupon rate affect its...Ch. 6.3 - How do you calculate the price of a coupon bond...Ch. 6.3 - How do you calculate the price of a coupon bond...Ch. 6.3 - Explain why two coupon bonds with the same...Ch. 6.4 - There are two reasons the yield of a defaultable...Ch. 6.4 - What is a bond rating?

Ch. 6.5 - Why do sovereign debt yields differ across...Ch. 6.5 - What options does a country have if it decides it...Ch. 6 - A 30-year bond with a face value of 1000 has a...Ch. 6 - Assume that a bond will make payments every six...Ch. 6 - The following table summarizes prices of various...Ch. 6 - Suppose the current zero-coupon yield curve for...Ch. 6 - Prob. 5P Ch. 6 - Prob. 6P Ch. 6 - Suppose a five-year, 1000 bond with annual coupons...Ch. 6 - Prob. 8P Ch. 6 - Explain why the yield of a bond that trades at a...Ch. 6 - Prob. 10P Ch. 6 - Prob. 11P Ch. 6 - Consider the following bonds: Bond Coupon Rate...Ch. 6 - Prob. 14P Ch. 6 - Prob. 17P Ch. 6 - Prob. 18P Ch. 6 - Prob. 19P Ch. 6 - Prob. 20P Ch. 6 - Prob. 22P Ch. 6 - Prob. 23P Ch. 6 - Suppose you are given the following information...Ch. 6 - Prob. 26P Ch. 6 - Prob. 27P Ch. 6 - Prob. 28P Ch. 6 - Prob. 29P Ch. 6 - Prob. 30P Ch. 6 - Prob. 31P Ch. 6 - Prob. 32P Ch. 6 - Prob. 33P Ch. 6 - Prob. 34P

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