PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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ISBN: 9781260013900
Author: BREALEY
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 3, Problem 3PS
- a. If interest rates rise, do bond prices rise or fall?
- b. If the bond yield to maturity is greater than the coupon, is the price of the bond greater or less than 100?
- c. If the price of a bond exceeds 100, is the yield to maturity greater or less than the coupon?
- d. Do high-coupon bonds sell at higher or lower prices than low-coupon bonds?
- e. If interest rates change, do the prices of high-coupon bonds change proportionately more than that of low-coupon bonds?
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