a. If interest rates suddenly rise by 3 percent, what is the percentage change in the price of these bonds? Note: A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. b. If rates were to suddenly fall by 3 percent instead, what would be the percentage change in the price of these bonds? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.

1. If bonds are sold at a discount and the straight-line method of amortization is used, interest expense in earlier years will: (A) Exceed what is would have been had the effective interest rate method of amortization been used. (B) Be less than what it would have been had the effective interest rate method of amortization been used. (C) Be the same as it would have been had the effective interest rate method of amortization been used. (D) None of the above.

7. What is the association between interest rates and bond prices? a   They move in the same directions. b   They move in opposite directions. c   They sometimes move in the same directions, sometimes in opposite directions. d   They have no relationship with each other (i.e., they are independent).

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The real rate of interest is the: a.rate assuming no inflation b.observed rate of interest c.market rate of interest d.None of the above.

Which of the following is true about Interest Rate? i. The Fisher Effect illustrates the positive relationship between inflation and nominal interest rates. ii. APR will always be greater than the EAR. iii. We can find the nominal interest rate by adding the default and maturity premiums to the sum of the real rate and inflation. O A. ii and i only O B. i and ii only OC. i only O D. i, ii, and iii

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