Bond A has a price of 2,750 at an annual effective yield rate of 6%. The modified duration of the bond is 12. Bond B has a price of 2,000 at an annual effective yield rate of 6%. The modified duration of the bond is ModDB. If the annual yield rate drops by 2%, both estimated bond prices increase by the same dollar amount using the first-order Macaulay approximation. Calculate ModDB. A 13.5 B 14.2 C 15.8 D 16.5 E 18.1

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Bond A has a price of 2,750 at an annual effective yield rate of 6%. The modified duration of the bond is 12.
Bond B has a price of 2,000 at an annual effective yield rate of 6%. The modified duration of the bond is ModDB.
If the annual yield rate drops by 2%, both estimated bond prices increase by the same dollar amount using the first-order Macaulay
approximation.
Calculate ModDB.
A 13.5
B
14.2
C
15.8
D
16.5
E
18.1
Transcribed Image Text:Bond A has a price of 2,750 at an annual effective yield rate of 6%. The modified duration of the bond is 12. Bond B has a price of 2,000 at an annual effective yield rate of 6%. The modified duration of the bond is ModDB. If the annual yield rate drops by 2%, both estimated bond prices increase by the same dollar amount using the first-order Macaulay approximation. Calculate ModDB. A 13.5 B 14.2 C 15.8 D 16.5 E 18.1
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