Interest Rate Risk
The Faulk Corp. has a bond with a coupon rate of 3 percent outstanding. The Gonas Comapny has a bond with a coupon rate of 9 percent outstanding. Both bonds have 13 years to maturity, make semiannual payments, and have a YTM of 6 percent.
If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage price change of these bonds? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)
Percentage change in price of Faulk Corp. bond %
Percentage change in price of Gonas Co. bond %
What if rates suddenly fall by 2 percent instead? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)
Percentage change in price of Faulk Corp. bond %
Percentage change in price of Gonas Co. bond %