Consider the following two bonds which make semiannual coupon payments: a 20- year bond with a 6% coupon and 20% yield, and a 30-year bond with a 6% coupon and a 20% yield. a. For each bond, compute...

Consider the following two bonds which make semiannual coupon payments: a 20- year bond with a 6% coupon and 20% yield, and a 30-year bond with a 6% coupon and a 20% yield.

a. For each bond, compute the price value of a basis point.

b. For each bond, compute Macaulay duration.

c. “For otherwise identical bonds, Macaulay duration is increasing in time to maturity.” Is this statement always true? Discuss.