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Laurel, Inc., and Hardy Corp. both have 8 percent coupon bonds outstanding, with semiannual interest...

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Laurel, Inc., and Hardy Corp. both have 8 percent coupon bonds outstanding, with semiannual interest payments, and both are currently priced at the par value of $1,000. The Laurel, Inc., bond has four years to maturity, whereas the Hardy Corp. bond has 17 years to maturity.

a. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2 percent, what is the percentage change in the price of each bond? (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.)

Percentage change in price of Laurel, Inc., bond%

Percentage change in price of Hardy Corp. bond%

b. If rates were to suddenly fall by 2 percent instead, what would be the percentage change in the price of each bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Percentage change in price of Laurel, Inc., bond%

Percentage change in price of Hardy Corp. bond%

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