Drongo Corporation's 4-year bonds currently yield 7.7 percent and have an inflationpremiumof 3.7%. The real risk-free rate of interest, r*, is 2.6 percent and is assumed to beconstant.The maturity risk premium (MRP) is estimated to be 0.1% (t-1), where t is equal tothe time tomaturity. The default risk and liquidity premiums for this company's bonds total 1.1percentand are believed to be the same for all bonds issued by this company. If the averageinflationrate is expected to be 4 percent for years 5 and 6, what is the yield on a 6-year bondforDrongo Corporation?8.00%O 8.50%9.00%9.50%10.00%

Yield on the corporate bond have many components risk free rate, inflation and maturity risk premium…

Answered: Drongo Corporation's 4-year bonds…

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