4. Return to Excel and create a timeline with the cash ows and discount rates you a. b. C. will need to value the new bond issue. To create the required spot rates for Ford's issue, add the appropriate spread to the Treasury yield of the same maturity. The yield curve and spread rates you have found do not cover every year that you will need for the new bonds. Specically, you do not have yields or spreads for four-, six-, eight-, and nine-year maturities. Fill these in by linearly interpolating the given yields and spreads. For example, the fouryear spot rate and spread will be the average of the three- and ve-year rates. The six-year rate and spread will be the average of the ve and sevenyear rates. For years eight and nine you will have to spread the difference between years seven and ten across the two years. To compute the spot rates for Ford's current debt rating. add the yield spread to the Treasury rate for each maturity. However, note that the spread is in basis points, which are 1/100th of a percentage point. . Compute the cash ows that would be paid to bondholders each year and add them to the timeline. . Use the spot rates to calculate the present value of each cash ow paid to the bondholders. Note here you have to use the oneyear spot rate to discount the cash flow in 1 year, the two-year spot rate to discount the cash ow in 2 years etc. . Compute the issue price of the bond and its initial yield to maturity. . Repeat steps 4) 6) based on the assumption that Ford is able to raise its bond rating by one level. Compute the new yield based on the higher rating and the new bond price that would result. . Compute the additional cash proceeds that could be raised from the issue if the rating were improved