At present, 20-year Treasury bonds are yielding 6.5% while some 20-year corporate bonds that you are interested in are yielding 10.5%. Assuming that the maturity-risk premium on both bonds is the same and that the liquidity-risk premium on the corporate bonds is 0.50% while it is 0% on the Treasury bonds, what is the default-risk premium on the corporate bonds?

At present, 20-year Treasury bonds are yielding 6.5% while some 20-year corporate bonds that you are interested in are yielding 10.5%. Assuming that the maturity-risk premium on both bonds is the same and that the liquidity-risk premium on the corporate bonds is 0.50% while it is 0% on the Treasury bonds, what is the default-risk premium on the corporate bonds?

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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