onsider a bond with one year remaining to maturity, a $1,000 face value, an 8 percent coupon rate (paid semi-annually), and an interest rate (either required rate of return or yield to maturity) of 20 percent. What is the duration of the bond

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Consider a bond with one year remaining to maturity, a $1,000 face value, an 8 percent coupon rate (paid semi-annually), and an interest rate (either required rate of return or yield to maturity) of 20 percent. What is the duration of the bond?

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