Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.

Consider the following information regarding corporate bonds:

1) Wyatt Oil has a bond issue outstanding with seven years to maturity, a yield to maturity of 7.0%, and a BBB rating. The corresponding risk-free rate is 3% and the market risk premium is 5%. Assuming a normal economy, the expected return on Wyatt Oil's debt is closest to: A) 3.0% B) 3.5% C) 4.9% D) 5.5%

2) Wyatt Oil has a bond issue outstanding with seven years to maturity, a yield to maturity of 7.0%, and a BBB rating. The bondholders' expected loss rate in the event of default is 70%. Assuming a normal economy the expected return on Wyatt Oil's debt is closest to: A) 3.0% B) 3.5% C) 4.9% D) 6.7%

3) Wyatt Oil has a bond issue outstanding with seven years to maturity, a yield to maturity of 7.0%, and a BBB rating. The bondholders' expected loss rate in the event of default is 70%. Assuming the economy is in recession, then the expected return on Wyatt Oil's debt is closest to: A) 3.5% B) 4.9% C) 5.5% D) 7.0%

4) Rearden Metal has a bond issue outstanding with ten years to maturity, a yield to maturity of 8.6%, and a B rating. The corresponding risk-free rate is 3% and the market risk premium is 6%. Assuming a normal economy, the expected return on Rearden Metal's debt is closest to: A) 0.6% B) 1.6% C) 4.6% D) 6.0%

5) Rearden Metal has a bond issue outstanding with ten years to maturity, a yield to maturity of 8.6%, and a B rating. The bondholders expected loss rate in the event of default is 50%. Assuming a normal economy the expected return on Rearden Metal's debt is closest to:

A) 0.6% B) 1.6% C) 4.6% D) 6.0%

6) Rearden Metal has a bond issue outstanding with ten years to maturity, a yield to maturity of 8.6%, and a B rating. The bondholders expected loss rate in the event of default is 50%. Assuming the economy is in recession, then the expected return on Rearden Metal's debt is closest to:

A) 0.6% B) 1.6% C) 4.6% D) 6.0%

Rating	AAA	AA	A	BBB	BB	B	CCC
Average Default Rate	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%	2.2%	5.5%	12.2%
Recession Default Rate	0.0%	1.0%	3.0%	3.0%	8.0%	16.0%	48.0%
Average Beta	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.10	0.17	0.26	0.31