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Sensitivity Analysis for Bonds: Evaluate Northern Electric's Bonds Trading on the NY Stock Exchange

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Northern Electric has many bonds trading on the NY Stock Exchange.

Suppose NEs bonds have identical coupon rates of 8% but that one issue matures in one year, one in 5 years and the third in 10 years. Assume that a coupon payment was made yesterday.

a. If the yield to maturity for all three bonds is 9%, what is the fair price of each bond?

b. Suppose that the yield to maturity for all these bonds changes instantaneously to 7%. What is the fair price of each bond now?

c. Suppose that the yield to maturity for all of these bonds changed instantaneously again this time to 10%. Now what is the fair price of each bond?

d. Based on the fair prices at the various yields to maturity, is interest-rate risk the same, higher, or lower for longer-versus shorter maturity bonds?

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This solution illustrates how to compute the fair price of bonds, how to recompute the price if interest rates change, and the interest rate risk relative to length of maturity.

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