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The following table summarizes the yields to maturity on several one-year, zero-coupon securities:
Security | Yield (%) |
Treasury | 3.08 |
AAA corporate | 3.16 |
BBB corporate | 4.20 |
B corporate | 4.85 |
a. What is the price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of a one-year, zero-coupon corporate bond with a AAA rating?
b. What is the credit spread on AAA-rated corporate bonds?
c. What is the credit spread on B-rated corporate bonds?
d. How does the credit spread change with the bond rating? Why