Consider a five-year, 15% annual coupon bond with a face value of $1,000. The bond is trading at a rate of 12%.
a. what is the price of the bond?
b. if the rate of interest increases 1%, what will be the bond's new price?
c. usuing your answers to part (a) and (b), what is the percentage change in the bond's price as a result of the 1% increase in interest rates?
d. repeat parts (b) and (c) assuming a 1% decrease in interest rates.
e. what do the differences in your answers indicate about the price-interest rate relationships of fixed-rate assets?