Bond J has a coupon of 7.6 percent. Bond K has a coupon of 11.6 percent. Both bonds have 12 years to maturity and have a YTM of 8.2 percent.
a. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2.2 percent, what is the percentage price change of these bonds? (A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
b. If interest rates suddenly fall by 2.2 percent, what is the percentage price change of these bonds? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)