A twenty-year government bond with a face value of 120$ makes annual coupon payments of 1% and offers a yield of 8% annually compounded.  Suppose that one year later the bond yields at 1%.  a) What return has bondholders earned over the 12-month period? Please provide the details of your calculations and discuss your results.  Instead, suppose now that one year later the bond yields at 5.5%.  b) What return has bondholders earned over the 12-month period? Please provide the details of your calculations and discuss your results.

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A twenty-year government bond with a face value of 120$ makes annual coupon payments of 1% and offers a yield of 8% annually compounded. 

Suppose that one year later the bond yields at 1%. 

a) What return has bondholders earned over the 12-month period? Please provide the details of your calculations and discuss your results. 

Instead, suppose now that one year later the bond yields at 5.5%. 

b) What return has bondholders earned over the 12-month period? Please provide the details of your calculations and discuss your results. 

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