The short-term bond has a maturity of 4 years the


Consider three bonds with 5.50% coupon rates, all making annual coupon payments and all selling at face value. The short-term bond has a maturity of 4 years, the intermediate-term bond has a maturity of 8 years, and the long-term bond has a maturity of 30 years.

a. What will be the price of the 4-year bond if its yield increases to 6.50%?

b. What will be the price of the 8-year bond if its yield increases to 6.50%

c. What will be the price of the 30-year bond if its yield increases to 6.50%?

d. What will be the price of the 4-year bond if its yield decreases to 4.50%? 

e. What will be the price of the 8-year bond if its yield decreases to 4.50%?

f. What will be the price of the 30-year bond if its yield decreases to 4.50%? 

g. Comparing your answers to parts (a), (b), and (c), are long-term bonds more or less affected than short-term bonds by a rise in interest rates?

  • More affected
  • Less affected

h. Comparing your answers to parts (d), (e), and (f), are long-term bonds more or less affected than short-term bonds by a decline in interest rates?

  • More affected
  • Less affected

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