CHAPTER 8 –
Enter 20 4.25% $35 $1,000
N I/Y PV PMT FV
P8
Enter 10 4.25% $35 $1,000
N I/Y PV PMT FV
P12
Enter 2 4.25% $35 $1,000
N I/Y PV PMT FV
18. If both bonds sell at par, the initial YTM on both bonds is the coupon rate, 6.5 percent. If the YTM
suddenly rises to 8.5 percent:
PLaurel
Enter 3 4.25% $32.50 $1,000
N I/Y PV PMT FV
PHardy
Enter 20 4.25% $32.50 $1,000
N I/Y PV PMT FV
If the YTM suddenly falls to 4.5 percent:
PLaurel
Enter 3 2.25% $32.50 $1,000
N I/Y PV PMT FV
PHardy
Enter 20 2.25% $32.50 $1,000
N I/Y PV PMT FV
All else the same, the longer the maturity of a bond, the greater is its price sensitivity to changes in
interest rates.
19. Initially, at a YTM of 10 percent, the prices of the two bonds are:
PFaulk
Enter 24 5% $30 $1,000
N I/Y PV PMT FV
2