Assume you make the following investments: • A $10,000 investment in a 10-year T-bond that yields 7.50%, and • A $20,000 investment in a 10-year corporate bond with an AA rating and a yield of 8.70%   Based on this information, and the knowledge that the difference in liquidity risk premiums between the two bonds is 0.60%, what is your estimate of the corporate bond’s default risk premium? 0.84%   1.20%   1.02%   0.60%

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Assume you make the following investments:
A $10,000 investment in a 10-year T-bond that yields 7.50%, and
A $20,000 investment in a 10-year corporate bond with an AA rating and a yield of 8.70%
 
Based on this information, and the knowledge that the difference in liquidity risk premiums between the two bonds is 0.60%, what is your estimate of the corporate bond’s default risk premium?
0.84%
 
1.20%
 
1.02%
 
0.60%
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