The following table shows the prices of a sample of U.S. Treasury strips in February 2012. Each
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The following table shows the prices of a sample of U.S. Treasury strips in February 2012. Each strip makes a single payment of $1,000 at maturity.
a. Calculate the annually compounded, spot interest rate for each year.
b. Is the term structure upward- or downward-sloping or flat?
c. Would you expect the yield on a coupon bond maturing in February 2017 to be higher or lower than the yield on the 2014 strip?
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