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Assume that interest rates on 20-year Treasury and corporate bonds with different ratings, all of which are noncallable, are as follows:
T-bond = 7.72% A = 9.64%
AAA = 8.72% BBB = 10.18%
The differences in rates among these issues were most probably caused primarily by:
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Tax effects.
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Inflation differences.
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Maturity risk differences.
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Default risk and liquidity differences.
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Real risk-free rate differences.
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