Determine the bonds macaulay duration

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Assume you buy a 5-year 10% annual bond which is priced to yield 14%. Face value is 1000. Calculate the following items.

1. Determine the current price of the bond.

2. Determine the bond’s Macaulay Duration (D).

3. Determine the bond’s Modified Duration (Dmod). Interpret this value.

4. Given the price you calculated in part 1 above, if open market interest rates are expected to drop by 75 basis points in the immediate future (from 14% down to 13.25%), determine:

a. The percentage (%) change in price this bond can expect to realize when this change in yields occurs.

b. The approximate dollar ($) value change [plus or minus] this bond can expect to see with this change in open market rates.

c. The approximate new price this bond can expect to sell for after the change in open market yields.

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