Approximate percentage change in the bonds price

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Consider an 8 to 30-year government bond with a yield to maturity of 12 percent. Compute its duration (Macaulay and modified). Calculate the actual and approximate percentage change in the bond’s price if interest rates on comparable securities in the market decline by 25 basis points.

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