Please provide full calculation and working. Do not solve in Excel. Laurel Inc. and Hardy Corp. both have 7 percent cou

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Please provide full calculation and working. Do not
solve in Excel.

Laurel Inc. and Hardy Corp. both have 7 percent coupon bonds
outstanding, with semi-annual interest payments, and both are
priced at par value. The Laurel Inc. bond has 2 years to
maturity, whereas the Hardy Corp. bond has 15 years to
maturity. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what
is the percentage change in the price of these bonds? If
interest rates were to suddenly fall by 2 percent instead, what
would the percentage change in the price of these bonds be
then? What does this problem tell you about the interest rate
risk of longer-term bonds?