Multiple Choice
Assume the following: The real risk-free rate,r*,is expected to remain constant at 3%.Inflation is expected to be 3% next year and then to be constant at 2% a year thereafter.The maturity risk premium is zero.Given this information,which of the following statements is CORRECT?
A) The yield curve for U.S.Treasury securities will be upward sloping.
B) A 5-year corporate bond must have a lower yield than a 5-year Treasury security.
C) A 5-year corporate bond must have a lower yield than a 7-year Treasury security.
D) The real risk-free rate cannot be constant if inflation is not expected to remain constant.
E) This problem assumed a zero maturity risk premium,but that is probably not valid in the real world.
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