Given the shift in interest rates, Bond R has a new value of $1,017 (N = 4; PMT = 70; FV = 1,000; I/Y = 6.50%; CPT → PV = 1,017). Bond S’s new value is $1,027 (N = 7; PMT = 70; FV = 1,000; I/Y = 6.50%; CPT → PV = 1,027). After the increase in interest rates, the new value of the two-bond portfolio is $2,044 (1,017 + 1,027).
