a. What is the YTM? b. Calculate Macaulay’s duration and co c. Plot the price-yield relationship using Excel. Hint: (Calculate prices for different yields, e.g., yields from 0.5% to 23.5%; then your x axis is yields and y axis prices. The plot should show an inverse relationship .

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Inputs Annual Coupon Rate 3.70% Number of Years 6 Face Value (PAR) $1,000 Price $1,100.27 In Excel: a. What is the YTM? b. Calculate Macaulay’s duration and co c. Plot the price-yield relationship using Excel. Hint: (Calculate prices for different yields, e.g., yields from 0.5% to 23.5%; then your x axis is yields and y axis prices. The plot should show an inverse relationship .  

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