1.go to www.bondsonline.com click on todays market, then on compostie bond yields and then on click for date. under municipal bonds table, write down the yield on 20-year, AAA-rated bonds. Divide the value by(1-0.35)The value 0.35 is assumed to represent the investors marginal tax bracket. The answer you get is intended to represent the equivalent befor-tax yield on a taxable investment.now compare this value to the yield on the 20-year, AAA-rated corporate bond.What is the difference between this value and the value you just computed? of course, they will never be the same bexause of the inefficiencies in the market and different tax rates for investors.

2.what is the yield spread for a 10-year, A#/A-industrial bond?how many bsis points is it reater than a 10 year, Aaa/AAA industrial bond?

3.what is the yield spreas on the highest rated junk bond(10 year column)look up Ba1/BB=

4.what is the yield spread of the lowest rated junk bond(10 year column)

5.generally speaking, what happens to the yeold spread as the maturity period increases from 1 year to 30 yrs for all different categories of bond ratings?