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[8pts] Assume the following yield curve for zero-coupon bonds with a face value of 100: Maturity YTM 1 Year 7% 2 Years 8% 3 Years

  1. [8pts] Assume the following yield curve for zero-coupon bonds with a face value of 100:

Maturity

YTM

1 Year

7%

2 Years

8%

3 Years

8%

4 Years

7%

5 Years

6%

(1) [4pts] Using implied forward rates, estimate the yield curve one-year from the present (rates on one-year, two-year, three-year, and four-year bonds).

(2) [4pts] If you bought the three-year bond and held it for one year, what would your expected rate of return be if your calculations were based on implied forward rates?

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