Estimate the default premium and the maturity premium given the following three investment​ opportunities: a Treasury bill with a current interest rate of 3.5​%; a Treasury bond with a​ twenty-year maturity and a current interest rate of 5.25​%; and a​ AAA, corporate bond with a​ twenty-year maturity and an interest rate of 7.5​%. What is the default​ premium?   nothing​% ​(Round to two decimal​ places.)

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 Estimate the default premium and the maturity premium given the following three investment​ opportunities: a Treasury bill with a current interest rate of
3.5​%;
a Treasury bond with a​ twenty-year maturity and a current interest rate of
5.25​%;
and a​ AAA, corporate bond with a​ twenty-year maturity and an interest rate of
7.5​%.
What is the default​ premium?
 
nothing​%
​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
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