5. Following Question 4, the demand curve and supply curve for bonds are estimated using the following equations: Bd: Price =Quantity + 1000 B°: Price = Quantity + 550 c. What is the expected equilibrium price and quantity of bonds in this market? d. Given your answer to part (a), which is the expected interest rate in this market?

Everything else held constant, if the expected return on bonds falls from 10 to 5 percent and the expected relative return on GE stock rises from 7 to 8 percent, then the expected return of holding GE stock to bonds and the demand for GE stock falls; rises. rises; falls rises; rises. falls; falls

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Why is the relationship between price and yield negative?a. Because investors reward higher cash-flows with a lower price.b. Because governments regulation prohibits a positive relationship.c. Because an increase in the yield discounts cash flows at a higher rate and so their netpresent value decreases.d. Because cash flows are variable over a bond’s life.

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1. A security promises a future cash flow of exactly $4,200 in 5 years and $1,001 in 6 years. If the interest rate is 5%, then what is the present value of this security? 2.There are decreasing opportunities for businesses to make profitable investments. In the market for bonds we expect that the equilibrium price will and the equilibrium interest rate will

The demand D (in billions of £) for a bond with coupon rate 5% and face value FV = 1000, and two years to maturity as a function of its price P is D = 4000 − 2P. The supply in (billions of £)as a function of the price of the bond is S = 2P + 400. b)  Suppose that the yield to maturity of the bond is i = 0.05. What is the quantity demanded/supplied at this interest rate? What happens to the demand/supply of the bond as the interest rate increases? Explain why.  c)  What is the equilibrium interest rate?  d)  Suppose that the bond trades at premium. Is there excess demand or supply? Explain. e)  There is a business cycle contraction, so both supply and demand shifts. After the shift, the new demand curve is given by: D = 4000 + X − 2P , whereas the new supply curve is S = 2P + 200. For which values of X will the interest increase/decrease? Which values of X are in line with empirical data?

15. If a financial institution has a portfolio that half (50%) consists of bonds with a tenor of five years and the other half is in the form of bonds with a duration of seven years, what is the duration/tenor of the financial institution's portfolio? A) 12 years B) 7 years C) 6 years D) 5 years 16. If the corporation/company begins to experience large losses, the default risk on the company's bonds will be A) increases and the uncertainty of bond returns increases, meaning that the expected return on the company's bonds will decrease. B) increases and the uncertainty of bond returns decreases, which means the expected return on the company's bonds will decrease. C) decreases and the uncertainty of bond returns decreases, which means the expected return of the company's bonds will decrease. D) decreases and the uncertainty of bond returns decreases, which means the expected return of the company's bonds will increase.