What volatilities were used to construct each tree? (You computed zero-coupon bond prices in the previous problem; now you have to compute the year-1 yield volatility for 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-year bonds.) Can you unambiguously say that rates in one tree are more volatile than the other?

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Tree #1 0.08000 0.07676 0.08170 0.07943 0.07552 0.10362 0.10635 0.09953 0.09084 0.13843 0.12473 0.10927 0.15630 0.13143 0.15809 Tree #2 0.08000 0.08 0.08749 0.08261 0.07284 0.09908 0.10689 0.10096 0.08907 0.13060 0.12338 0.10891 0.15078 0.13317 0.16283