Q1) BDL Corp is issuing its 7-year corporate benchmark with a maturity date of Dec 31, 2027 today as it works to build out its borrowing structure. In initial pricing talks with dealers, BDLs 7-year credit spread looks like it will settle at +85 bps. Given the information below, what would be BDL Corps indicative all-in-yield based on an interpolated 7-year benchmark yield:

a) 0.45567

b) 0.42279

c) 0.45720

d) 0.17279