A 10-year US Treasury bond with a face value of $1,000 pays a semi-annual coupon of 6.6%. The reported yield to maturity is 4.3%. This yield is quoted as APRs with semi-annual compounding. Please round your answers to two decimals. b. Generate a graph showing how the bond’s present value changes for semiannually compounded interest rates from 1% to 15% in 1% increments.

A 10-year US Treasury bond with a face value of $1,000 pays a semi-annual coupon of 6.6%. The reported yield to maturity is 4.3%. This yield is quoted as APRs with semi-annual compounding. Please round your answers to two decimals. b. Generate a graph showing how the bond’s present value changes for semiannually compounded interest rates from 1% to 15% in 1% increments.

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Chapter8: Analysis Of Risk And Return

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