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PROBLEM SETS
1. While it is true that short-term rates are more volatile than long-term rates, the
2. Duration can be thought of as a weighted average of the maturities of the cash
flows paid to holders of the perpetuity, where the weight for each cash flow is
3. The percentage change in the bond’s price is:
7.194 0.005 0.0327 3.27%,
1 1.10
Dy
y
– ´ D =- ´ =- =-
+
or a 3.27% decline
4. a. YTM = 6%
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Time until
Payment
(Years) Cash Flow
PV of CF
(Discount
Rate = 6%) Weight
Column (1)
Column (4)
1 $ 60.00 $ 56.60 0.0566 0.0566
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b. YTM = 10%
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Time until
Payment
(Years) Cash Flow
PV of CF
(Discount
Rate = 10%) Weight
Column (1)
Column (4)
1 $ 60.00 $ 54.55 0.0606 0.0606
5. For a semiannual 6% coupon bond selling at par, we use the following parameters:
coupon = 3% per half-year period, y = 3%, T = 6 semiannual periods.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Time until
Payment
(Years) Cash Flow
PV of CF
(Discount
Rate = 3%) Weight
Column (1)
Column (4)
1 $ 3.00 $ 2.913 0.02913 0.02913
2 3.00 2.828 0.02828 0.05656
If the bond’s yield is 10%, use a semiannual yield of 5% and semiannual coupon
of 3%:
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Time until
Payment
(Years) Cash Flow
PV of CF
(Discount
Rate = 5%) Weight
Column (1)
Column (4)
1 $ 3.00 $ 2.857 0.03180 0.03180
2 3.00 2.721 0.03029 0.06057
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6. If the current yield spread between AAA bonds and Treasury bonds is too wide
compared to historical yield spreads and is expected to narrow, you should shift
7. D. Investors tend to purchase longer term bonds when they expect yields to fall
8. a. Bond B has a higher yield to maturity than bond A since its coupon
b. Bond A has a lower yield and a lower coupon, both of which cause Bond A
9. a.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Time until
Payment
(Years) Cash Flow
PV of CF
(Discount Rate =
10%) Weight
Column (1)
Column (4)
1 $10 million $ 9.09 million 0.7857 0.7857
10 In each case, choose the longer-duration bond in order to benefit from a
rate decrease.
a. ii. The Aaa-rated bond has the lower yield to maturity and therefore the
longer duration.
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11. a., b., c. The table below shows the holding period returns for the three bonds:
Maturity
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
YTM at beginning of year 7.00% 8.00% 9.00%
a. Beginning of year prices
$1,009.35
$1,000.
$974.69
b. Prices at year-end (at 9% YTM)
$1,000.00
$990.83
$982.41
Capital gain
–$9.35
–$9.17
$7.72
Coupon
$80.00
$80.00
$80.00
1-year total $ return
$70.65
$70.83
$87.72
c. 1-year total rate of return
7.00%
7.08%
9.00%
Buy the three-year bond because it provides a 9% holding-period return over the
next year, which is greater than the return on either of the other bonds.
12. a. PV of the obligation = $10,000 Annuity factor (8%, 2) = $17,832.65
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Time until
Payment
(Years) Cash Flow
PV of CF
(Discount
Rate = 8%) Weight
Column (1)
Column (4)
1 $10,000.00 $ 9,259.259 0.51923 0.51923
b. A zero-coupon bond maturing in 1.4808 years would immunize the
obligation. Since the present value of the zero-coupon bond must be
c. If the interest rate increases to 9%, the zero-coupon bond would decrease
in value to
The present value of the tuition obligation would decrease to $17,591.11
The net position decreases in value by $0.19
d. If the interest rate decreases to 7%, the zero-coupon bond would increase
in value to
The present value of the tuition obligation would increase to $18,080.18
The net position decreases in value by $0.19
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The reason the net position changes at all is that, as the interest rate
changes, so does the duration of the stream of tuition payments.
13. a. PV of obligation = $2 million/0.16 = $12.5 million
Call w the weight on the five-year maturity bond (which has duration of four
years). Then
b. The price of the 20-year bond is
Therefore, the bond sells for 0.4071 times its par value, and
Another way to see this is to note that each bond with par value $1,000
Call w the weight of the zero-coupon bond. Then
Therefore, the portfolio weights would be as follows: 11/16 invested in the
zero and 5/16 in the perpetuity.
b. Next year, the zero-coupon bond will have a duration of 4 years and the
perpetuity will still have a 21-year duration. To obtain the target duration
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15. a. The duration of the annuity if it were to start in one year would be
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Time until
Payment
(Years) Cash Flow
PV of CF
(Discount
Rate = 10%) Weight
Column (1) ×
Column (4)
1 $10,000 $ 9,090.909 0.14795 0.14795
2 10,000 8,264.463 0.13450 0.26900
3 10,000 7,513.148 0.12227 0.36682
Because the payment stream starts in five years, instead of one year, we
b. The present value of the deferred annuity is
968,41$
10.1
)10%,10(factor Annuity 000,10
4
Alternatively, CF 0 = 0; CF 1 = 0; N = 4; CF 2 = $10,000; N = 10; I = 10;
Solve for NPV = $41,968.
Call w the weight of the portfolio invested in the five-year zero. Then
The investment in the five-year zero is equal to
The investment in the 20-year zeros is equal to
These are the present or market values of each investment. The face
values are equal to the respective future values of the investments. The
face value of the five-year zeros is
Therefore, between 50 and 51 zero-coupon bonds, each of par value $1,000,
would be purchased. Similarly, the face value of the 20-year zeros is
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16. a. Using a financial calculator, we find that the actual price of the bond as a
function of yield to maturity is
Yield to Maturity Price
7% $1,620.45
b. Using the duration rule, assuming yield to maturity falls to 7%
Predicted price change
0
1
Dy P
y
æ ö
= – ´ D ´
ç ÷
+
è ø
11.54 ( 0.01) $1, 450.31 $155.06
1.08
æ æ
–  –
æ æ
æ æ
Therefore: predicted new price = $1,450.31 + $155.06 = $1,605.37
The actual price at a 7% yield to maturity is $1,620.45. Therefore
% error
$1, 605.37 $1, 620.45 0.0093 0.93%
$1, 620.45
–
= =- =-
(approximation is too low)
c. Using duration-with-convexity rule, assuming yield to maturity falls
to 7%
Predicted price change
2
0
0.5 Convexity ( )
1
Dy y P
y
æ æ
æ æ
æ æ
æ æ
æ æ
– D +  D
æ æ
æ æ
æ æ æ æ
+
æ æ
æ æ
æ æ
æ æ
2
11.54 ( 0.01) 0.5 192.4 ( 0.01) $1, 450.31 $168.99
1.08
ì ü
é ù
æ ö é ù
= – ´ – + ´ ´ – ´ =
í ý
ç ÷
ê ú ë û
è ø
ë û
î þ
Therefore the predicted new price = $1,450.31 + $168.99 = $1,619.30.
d. The actual price at a 7% yield to maturity is $1,620.45.
Therefore, for the duration rule:
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% error
$1, 605.37 $1, 620.45 0.0093 0.93%
$1, 620.45
–
= =- =-
(approximation is too low)
And the Duration-Convexity Rule:
% error
$1, 619.30 $1,620.45 0.0007,or 0.07%
$1, 620.45
–
= =- –
(approximation is too low).
e. Using the duration rule, assuming yield to maturity increases to 9%
Predicted price change
0
1
Dy P
y
æ ö
= – ´ D ´
ç ÷
+
è ø
11.54 0.01 $1, 450.31 $155.06
1.08
æ æ
 – -
æ æ
æ æ
Therefore: predicted new price = $1,450.31 – $155.06= $1,295.25
The actual price at a 9% yield to maturity is $1,308.21. Therefore
% error
$1, 295.25 $1,308.21 0.0099 0.99%
$1,308.21
–
= =- =-
(approximation is too low)
Using duration-with-convexity rule, assuming yield to maturity rises to 9%
Predicted price change
2
0
0.5 Convexity ( )
1
Dy y P
y
æ æ
æ æ
æ æ
æ æ
æ æ
– D +  D
æ æ
æ æ
æ æ æ æ
+
æ æ
æ æ
æ æ
æ æ
2
11.54 0.01 0.5 192.4 (0.01) $1, 450.31 $141.11
1.08
ì ü
é ù
æ ö é ù
= – ´ + ´ ´ ´ =-
í ý
ç ÷
ê ú ë û
è ø
ë û
î þ
Therefore the predicted new price = $1,450.31 – $141.11 = $1,309.20.
The actual price at a 9% yield to maturity is $1,308.21. Therefore
% error
$1,309.20 $1,308.21 0.0008,or 0.08%
$1,308.21
–
= =
(approximation is too high).
Conclusion: The duration-with-convexity rule provides more accurate
approximations to the true change in price. In this example, the percentage error
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17. Shortening his portfolio duration makes the value of the portfolio less sensitive
18. Predicted price change:
¿
(
−D
1+y
)
× ∆ y × P0=
(
−$3.5851
1.05
)
×.01 ×100=−$3.41(decrease )
19. Using Spreadsheet 16.2:
Settlement date 5/27/2020
Maturity date 11/15/2031
20. a. The maturity of the 30-year bond will fall to 25 years, and its yield is forecast
to be 8%. Therefore, the price forecast for the bond is $893.25
b. The maturity of the 20-year bond will fall to 15 years, and its yield is forecast to
be 7.5%. Therefore, the price forecast for the bond is $911.73.
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21.
a.
Period
Time
until
Payment
(Years)
Cash
Flow
PV of CF
Discount Rate =
6% per Period Weight
Years ×
Weight
A. 8% coupon bond 1 0.5 $ 40 $ 37.736 0.0405 0.0203
B. Zero-coupon 1 0.5 $0 $ 0.000 0.0000 0.0000
For the coupon bond, the weight on the last payment in the table above is less than it
is in Spreadsheet 16.1 because the discount rate is higher; the weights for the first
b.
Period
Time
until
Payment
(Years)
Cash
Flow
PV of CF
Discount Rate =
5% per Period Weight
Years ×
Weight
A. 8% coupon bond 1 0.5 $ 60 $ 57.143 0.0552 0.0276
Since the coupon payments are larger in the above table, the weights on the earlier
payments are higher than in Spreadsheet 16.1, so duration decreases.
22.
a.Time
(t)
Cash
Flow
PV(CF)
t + t2(t + t2) × PV(CF)
Coupon = $80 1 $ 80 $ 72.727 2 145.455
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b.Time
(t)
Cash
Flow
PV(CF)
t2 + t(t2 + t) × PV(CF)
Coupon = $0 1 $ 0 $ 0.000 2 0.000
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