Both Bond Bill and Bond Ted have 10.8 percent coupons, make semiannual payments, and are priced at par value. Bond Bill has 7 years to maturity, whereas Bond Ted has 24 years to maturity.
Requirement 1:
if interest rates suddenly rise by 3%, what is the percentage change in the price of these bonds?
Requirement 2:
If rates were to suddenly fall by 3% instead, what would be the percentage change in the price of these bonds?