- Use The Following Data For Questions 14 17 M 1000 Coupon Rate 5 Paid Annually R 4 75 N 3 Years B 1006 8 1 (19.15 KiB) Viewed 33 times
- Use The Following Data For Questions 14 17 M 1000 Coupon Rate 5 Paid Annually R 4 75 N 3 Years B 1006 8 2 (37.44 KiB) Viewed 33 times
13. If the market rate of interest increases 20 5% then the percent change in the band's price is a 0.68% -0.084 0.72 d. -0.7296 e. 0.00 16. If the market rate of interest decreases to 4.5%, then the percent change in the band's price is 2.0.68% b -0.6896 c. 0.729 d. -0.72% e. 0.00% 17. The answers to 15 and 16 are evidence that Duration is an elasticity IL Duration is a point statistic III. Duration defines the positive relationship between changes in interest rates and bond prices a. I. II, and III b. III only c. I and III d. I and II e. Il only 18. If a bond portfolio manager wants to increase the duration, this could be done by I. Choosing bonds with a lower coupon rate and the same time to maturity II. Choosing bonds with longer times to maturity and the same coupon rate III. Choosing zero-coupon bonds with any time to maturity a. I, II, and III b. III only c. I and II d. II only e. I only