You are managing a portfolio of $2.1 million. Your target duration is 20 years, and...

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You are managing a portfolio of $2.1 million. Your target duration is 20 years, and you can choose from two bonds: a zero-coupon bond with maturity 10 years, and a perpetuity, each currently yielding 4%.

a.

How much of each bond will you hold in your portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Zero-coupon bond %
Perpetuity bond %

b.

How will these fractions change next year if target duration is now nineteen years? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Zero-coupon bond %
Perpetuity bond %

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