The following table summarizes the yields to maturity on several one-year, zero-coupon securities: Security Yield (%) Treasury

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The following table summarizes the yields to maturity on several one-year, zero-coupon securities:

Security Yield (%)

Treasury 2.940 AAA corporate 3.633 BBB corporate 4.259 B corporate 5.061

a. What is the price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of a one-year, zero-coupon corporate bond with a AAA rating?

b. What is the credit spread on AAA-rated corporate bonds?

c. What is the credit spread on B-rated corporate bonds?

d. How does the credit spread change with the bond rating? Why?

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Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9781292304151

5th Global Edition

Authors: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo

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