Both Bond Sam and Bond Dave have 9 percent coupons, make semiannual payments, and are priced at par value. Bond Sam has five years to maturity, whereas Bond Dave has 18 years to maturity.
If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage change in the price of Bond Sam and Bond Dave? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Percentage change in price of Bond Sam _____________________ %
Percentage change in price of Bond Dave_____________________ %
If rates were to suddenly fall by 2 percent instead, what would be the percentage change in the price of Bond Sam and Bond Dave? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Percentage change in price of Bond Sam_____________________ %
Percentage change in price of Bond Dave____________________ %