2. One of General Electric's bond issues has an annual coupon rate of 3.6%, a face value of $1,000 and a required return of 5%. (a) What is the value of the bond if the bond matures in 30 years? (b) What is the value of the same bond 20 years later, when it has 10 years to maturity left, if interest rates haven't changed?

D4) Suppose that there is 30-year coupon bond with par value of $100 and Macaulay duration of 20.56. The coupon rate is unknown. Currently, the bond is traded at $90 and the yield is flat at 20% pa. Yield to maturity is an annualized simple interest rate compounded annually. If the bond yield increases by 50 basis points, what is the approximation of the percentage capital gain or loss? Please choose the correct range for the percentage capital gain/loss, i.e., if it is -3.5%, please select “A value between -3% and -4%” A value between -9% and -10% A value between -8% and -9% None of the other answers are correct. A value between -7% and -8% A value between -10% and -11%

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In calculating the current price of a bond paying semiannual coupons, one needs to O use double the number of years for the number of payments made. O use the semiannual coupon. O use the semiannual rate as the discount rate. O All of the above needs to be done.

Bond RTY.AF has a 5 percent coupon, makes semiannual payments, currently has 19 years remaining to maturity, and is currently priced at par value. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage change in the price of Bond RTY.AF? Be sure to include the sign, especially if the bond price falls and the percentage change is negative. (Do not include the percent sign (%). Enter rounded answer as directed, but do not use the rounded numbers in intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Bond A and Bond B are zero coupon bonds. Bond A has a maturity of 10 years and Bond B has a maturity of 15 years. This would mean that Bond B has more interest rate risk as compared to Bond A.   Group of answer choices   True False

Need help with C Approximate yield to maturity   An investor must choose between two bonds:   Bond A pays $90 annual interest and has a market value of $815. It has 15 years to maturity. Bond B pays $81 annual interest and has a market value of $700. It has eight years to maturity.   Assume the par value of the bonds is $1,000.   a. Compute the current yield on both bonds. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Input your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Current Yield Bond A11.04% Bond B11.57%   c. A drawback of current yield is that it does not consider the total life of the bond. For example, the approximate yield to maturity on Bond A is 11.51 percent. What is the approximate yield to maturity on Bond B? The exact yield to maturity? (Use the approximation formula to compute the approximate yield to maturity and use the calculator method to compute the exact yield to maturity. Do not round intermediate calculations. Input your answers as a percent rounded to 2…