Answer the following questions:

1. Suppose the interest rate (and therefore the yield to maturity) increases by the same amount on Treasury bill and bonds. Which would you prefer to be holding when the increase in the interest rate takes place: a one year Treasury bill or 20-year Treasury bond? Why?
2. If the holder of the bond sells the bond before maturity, will the rate of return on the bond equal its yield to maturity? Why or why not?
3. Suppose long-term U.S. Treasury bonds have no default risk. Does this mean that long-term U.S. Treasury bonds are risk free? Explain