The risk-free rate of interest is constant and is 10%. The credit spread for an issuer is

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The risk-free rate of interest is constant and is 10%. The credit spread for an issuer is also constant and is 3%. If the recovery rate is 40%, then given continuous compounding, 

(a) What is the probability of default over a two-year period? 

(b) What is the price of a two-year $1 zero-coupon bond issued by this firm? Assume all cash flows occur at maturity, whether or not the bond defaults in the interim period.

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