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A $1000 par value bond with four years to maturity and a 5 percent coupon has a yield to maturity of 6 percent. Interest is paid annually.
-Refer to Exhibit 13.3. Estimate the percentage price change for this four-year, $1,000 par value bond, with an annual 5 percent coupon, if the yield falls from 6 percent to 5.5 percent.
A) -3.50 percent
B) -1.75 percent
C) 1.75 percent
D) 3.50 percent
E) 0 percent
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