Consider a bond with a duration of 8 years having a yield to maturity of 8 percent, and interest rates are expected to rise by 50 basis points. What is the percentage change in the price of the bond?   a. 3.85 percent     b. -4.02 percent     c. 3.45 percent     d. -3.45 percent     e. -3.85 percent

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Consider a bond with a duration of 8 years having a yield to maturity of 8 percent, and interest rates are expected to rise by 50 basis points. What is the percentage change in the price of the bond?
  a. 3.85 percent  
  b. -4.02 percent  
  c. 3.45 percent  
  d. -3.45 percent  
  e. -3.85 percent
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