5-year Treasury bonds yield 3.6%. The inflation premium (IP) is 1.9%, and the maturity risk premium (MRP) on 5-year T-bonds is 0.5%. There is no liquidity premium on these bonds. What is the real risk-free rate, r*?

14. Bond ABC has a current yield of 5% and Bond DEF has a current yield of 7%.If the market price of both bonds is similar, then the YTM on Bond DEF should be higher than the YTM on Bond ABC. Is this true or false? Why?

The outstanding bonds of CEPS Group provide a nominal yield to maturity of 7.19 percent. The real rate of return is 3.71 percent. What is the rate of inflation?

3. Calculating interest rates The real risk-free rate (r*) is 2.8% and is expected to remain constant. Inflation is expected to be 7% per year for each of the next three years and 6% thereafter. The maturity risk premium (MRP) is determined from the formula: 0.1(t - 1)%, where t is the security's maturity. The liguidity premium (LP) on all Pandar Corp.'s bonds is 0.55%. The following table shows the current relationship between bond ratings and default risk premiums (DRP): Rating Default Risk Premium U.S. Treasury AAA 0.60% AA 0.80% A 1.05% BBB 1.45% Pandar Corp. issues 11-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. O 10.87% O 10.42% O 11.42% O 5.15% Based on your understanding of the determinants of interest rates, if everything else remains the same, which of the following will be true? O The yield on U.S. Treasury securities always remains static. O The yield on an…