The following table summarizes the yields to maturity on several one-year, zero-coupon securities a. What is the price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of a one-year, zero-coupon corporate bond with a AAA rating? b. What is the credit spread on AAA-rated corporate bonds? c. What is the credit spread on B-rated corporate bonds? d. How does the credit spread change with the bond rating? Why? a. What is the price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of a one-year, zero-coupon corporate bond with a AAA rating? The price of this bond will be % (Round to three decimal places.) b. What is the credit spread on AAA-rated corporate bonds? The credit spread on AAA-rated corporate bonds is % (Round to two decimal places) c. What is the credit spread on B-rated corporate bonds? The credit spread on B-rated corporate bonds is %. (Round to two decimal places) d. How does the credit spread change with the bond rating? Why? (Select the best choice below) O A. The credit spread increases as the bond rating rises because higher-rated bonds are riskier OB. The credit spread decreases as the bond rating rises because higher-rated bonds are riskier OC. The credit spread increases as the bond rating falls because lower-rated bonds are riskier OD. The credit spread decreases as the bond rating falls because lower-rated bonds are riskler Audah AA - Data table (Click on the following icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) Important The yields displayed are annually compounded yields. d Security Treasury AAA corporate BBB corporate B corporate Yield (%) 3.15 3.24 4 22 4.94 Brel CH cre cr Print Done