Bond J has a coupon rate of 3 percent. Bond K has a coupon rate of 9 percent. Both bonds have 14 years to maturity, make semiann
ual payments, and have a YTM of 6 percent. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage price change of these bonds? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
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Answer: (D) 5.90%
Explanation: David is going to buy a new car at $21,349.
The down payment is $3,000.
Loan amount (Present value) = $21,349 - $3,000
Loan amount (Present Value) = $18,349
Installment amount (pmt) = $352
As the payment is made monthly (12 months in a year),
Number of payments = 5 * 12
Number of payments = 60
Using the rate option in excel,
Insert the variables into the option, we get
By inserting the above formula in excel we get,
Rate = 0.47%
Rate of 0.47% is monthly, to get APR
APR = 0.0586
APR = 5.86% or 5.90%
Therefore the correct option is 5.90%.