The duration of a ten-year, 10 percent coupon bond when the interest rate is 10 percent is 6.76 years. What happens to the price of the bond if the interest rate falls to 8 percent?

A) It rises 20 percent.
B) It rises 12.3 percent.
C) It falls 20 percent.
D) It falls 12.3 percent.

B

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