Calculate the MacCaulay Duration for the Following Security: 1-Year fiXed

question 6

Essay

Calculate the MacCaulay Duration for the following security: 1-year fixed rate coupon bond paying 6% semiannually. You know that the yield of the bond is 6.72%.

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