The real risk-free rate (r*) is 2.8% and is expected to remain constant. Inflation is expected to be 4% per year for each of the next four years and 3% thereafter. The maturity risk premium (MRP) is determined from the formula: 0.1(t - 1)%, where t is the security's maturity. The liquidity premium (LP) on all Sacramone Products Co.'s bonds is 1.05%. The following table shows the current relationship between bond ratings and default risk premiums (DRP): Sacramone Products Co. issues seven-year, AA-rated bonds. What is the yield on one of these bonds? Disregard cross-product terms; that is, if averaging is required, use the arithmetic average. 8.22% 7.77% 8.82% 5.25% Based on your understanding of the determinants of interest rates, if everything else remains the same, which of the following will be true? In theory, the yield on a bond with a longer maturity will be higher than the yield on a bond with a shorter maturity. The yield on U.S. Treasury securities always remains static