A BBB-rated corporate bond has a yield to maturity of 13.7%. A U.S. Treasury security has a
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A BBB-rated corporate bond has a yield to maturity of 13.7%. A U.S. Treasury security has a yield to maturity of 11.7%. These yields are quoted as APRs with semiannual compounding.
Both bonds pay semiannual coupons at a rate of 11.9% and have five years to maturity.
a. What is the price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of the Treasury bond?
b. What is the price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of the BBB-rated corporate bond?
c. What is the credit spread on the BBB bonds?
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