Bond A Bond B Years to maturity 5 years 10 years Coupon rate 5% 5% Par value 1000 1000 Yield to maturity 8% 6% Par amount owned R3,45 million R2 million Market value R30 367.59 (in 000’s) R18 528 (in 000’s) How do you work out the duration using Macauly's duration.

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Chapter11: Bond Pricing And Amortization (bonds)
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Problem 8R: a. Reset the Data Section to its initial values. The price of this bond is 1,407,831. What would it...
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Bond A

Bond B

Years to maturity

5 years

10 years

Coupon rate

5%

5%

Par value

1000

1000

Yield to maturity

8%

6%

Par amount owned

R3,45 million

R2 million

Market value

R30 367.59 (in 000’s)

R18 528 (in 000’s)

How do you work out the duration using Macauly's duration.

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