Suppose that a portfolio management company manages an investment fund. The fund manager observes a bond in the market and intends to add it to the fund portfolio. The bond has a $100.000 par value, 10% coupon rate (coupon payments are annual) and a 2-years maturity. The business model is to “hold-until-maturity”. The company purchases the bond at

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Suppose that a portfolio management company manages an investment fund. The fund manager observes a bond in the market and intends to add it to the fund portfolio. The bond has a $100.000 par value, 10% coupon rate (coupon payments are annual) and a 2-years maturity. The business model is to “hold-until-maturity”. The company purchases the bond at the beginning of the year when the market yields are 12%. After exactly 1 year of investment, market yields increase to 14%. What would be the approximate profit or loss amount in the income statement for that 1-year period?

A) $ 1,594 loss
B) $ 1,723 loss
C) $ 9,871 profit
D) $ 10,191 profit
E) Other (please specify)
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