You are managing a portfolio of $1.0 million. Your target duration is 18 years, and you can choose from two bonds: a zero-coupon bond with maturity five years and a perpetuity, each currently yielding 4%. Required: a. How much of (i) the zero-coupon bond and (ii) the perpetuity will you hold in your portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) zero-coupon     __% perpetuity bond __% b. How will these fractions change next year if target duration is now seventeen years? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) zero-coupon     __% perpetuity bond __%

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You are managing a portfolio of $1.0 million. Your target duration is 18 years, and you can choose from two bonds: a zero-coupon bond with maturity five years and a perpetuity, each currently yielding 4%.

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a. How much of (i) the zero-coupon bond and (ii) the perpetuity will you hold in your portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

zero-coupon     __%
perpetuity bond __%



b. How will these fractions change next year if target duration is now seventeen years? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

zero-coupon     __%
perpetuity bond __%

 

 

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