Multiple Choice
The Wall Street Journal reports that the current rate on 10-year Treasury bonds is 6.25 percent, on 20-year Treasury bonds is 7.95 percent, and on a 20-year corporate bond is 10.75 percent. Assume that the maturity risk premium is zero. If the default risk premium and liquidity risk premium on a 10-year corporate bond is the same as that on the 20-year corporate bond, calculate the current rate on a 10-year corporate bond.
A) 9.05 percent
B) 6.15 percent
C) 7.60 percent
D) 8.70 percent
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