1. Dakota Corporation 15-year bonds have an equilibrium rate of return of 9 percent. For all securities, the inflation risk premium is 1.80 percent and the real risk-free rate is 3.60 percent. The securitys liquidity risk premium is 0.90 percent and maturity risk premium is 1.50 percent. The security has no special covenants. Calculate the bonds default risk premium.

2. Tom and Sues Flowers, Inc.s, 15-year bonds are currently yielding a return of 8.35 percent. The expected inflation premium is 2.35 percent annually and the real risk-free rate is expected to be 3.60 percent annually over the next 15 years. The default risk premium on Tom and Sues Flowers bonds is 0.60 percent. The maturity risk premium is 0.55 percent on 10-year securities and increases by 0.06 percent for each additional year to maturity. Calculate the liquidity risk premium on Tom and Sues Flowers, lnc.s, 15-year bonds.

3. A particular securitys default risk premium is 4 percent. For all securities, the inflation risk premium is 3.65 percent and the real risk-free rate is 7.30 percent. The securitys liquidity risk premium is 0.35 percent and maturity risk premium is 0.95 percent. The security has no special covenants. Calculate the securitys equilibrium rate of return

4. A particular securitys default risk premium is 4 percent. For all securities, the inflation risk premium is 3.65 percent and the real risk-free rate is 7.30 percent. The securitys liquidity risk premium is 0.35 percent and maturity risk premium is 0.95 percent. The security has no special covenants. Calculate the securitys equilibrium rate of return

5. The Wall Street Journal reports that the current rate on 9-year Treasury bonds is 5.90 percent, the rate on 16-year Treasury bonds is 6.30 percent, and the rate on a 16-year corporate bond issued by MHM Corp. is 7.45 percent. Assume that the maturity risk premium is zero. If the default risk premium and liquidity risk premium on an 9-year corporate bond issued by MHM Corp. are the same as those on the 16-year corporate bond, calculate the current rate on MHM Corp.s 9-year corporate bond

6. The Wall Street Journalreports that the current rate on 10-year Treasury bonds is 7.85 percent, on 20-year Treasury bonds is 8.45 percent, and on a 20-year corporate bond issued by MHM Corp. is 9.95 percent. Assume that the maturity risk premium is zero. If the default risk premium and liquidity risk premium on a 10-year corporate bond issued by MHM Corp. are the same as those on the 20-year corporate bond, calculate the current rate on MHM Corp.s 10-year corporate bond.

7. Suppose that the current 1-year rate (1-year spot rate) and expected 1-year T-bill rates over the following three years (i.e., years 2, 3, and 4, respectively) are as follows:

₁R₁= 5%, E(₂r₁) = 6%, E(₃r₁) = 6.4%, E(₄r₁) = 6.75%

Using the unbiased expectations theory, calculate the current (long-term) rates for 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-year-maturity Treasury securities.(Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Year	Current (Long-term) Rates
1		%
2		%
3		%
4		%

8. Based on economists forecasts and analysis, 1-year Treasury bill rates and liquidity premiums for the next four years are expected to be as follows:

R1	=	.70%
E(2r1)	=	1.85%	L2	=	0.05%
E(3r1)	=	1.95%	L3	=	0.10%
E(4r1)	=	2.25%	L4	=	0.12%

Using the liquidity premium theory, plot the current yield curve. Make sure you label the axes on the graph and identify the four annual rates on the curve both on the axes and on the yield curve itself.(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Year	Current (Long-term) Rates
1		%
2		%
3		%
4		%