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.$)$

Data table

$($Click on the following icon $$ in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.$)$ Important: The yields displayed are annually compounded yields.

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