A 6 percent,semiannual coupon bond has a yield to maturity of 7.4 percent and a Macaulay duration of 5.7.The bond has a modified duration of ________ and will have a ________ percentage increase in price in response to a 25 basis point decrease in the yield to maturity.
A) 5.4829; 1.35
B) 5.4966; 1.32
C) 5.4966; 1.37
D) 5.3073; 1.33
E) 5.3073; 1.38
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