QUESTIONS 97 THROUGH 108 RELATE TO FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS.

105. The duration of a fixed-income portfolio is best interpreted as the:

A. first derivative of the price function for the bonds in the portfolio.

B. percentage change in the portfolio’s value if interest rates change by 100 basis

points.

C. weighted average number of years to receive the present value of the

portfolio’s cash flows.

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