Consider the following information regarding corporate bonds: Rating AA A BB B CCC 0.5% 5.5% 12.2%...

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Consider the following information regarding corporate bonds: Rating AA A BB B CCC 0.5% 5.5% 12.2% 0.196 1.0% 0.2% 3.0% 2.2% 8.0% 3.5% 16.0% 48.0% Average Beta 0.05 0.05 0.10 0.17 0.26 0.31 Wyatt Oil has a bond issue outstanding with seven years to maturity, a yield to maturity of 7.1% , and a BBB rating. The bondholders' expected loss rate in the event of default is 70% . Assuming the economy is in recession, then the expected return on Wyatt Oil's debt is (Please write percentage as a number with two decimal places, no "%" sign. e.g. write "12.34%" as "12.34") Average Default Rate Recession Default Rate AAA 0.0% 0.0% 0.05 BBB Consider the following information regarding corporate bonds: Rating AA A BB B CCC 0.5% 5.5% 12.2% 0.196 1.0% 0.2% 3.0% 2.2% 8.0% 3.5% 16.0% 48.0% Average Beta 0.05 0.05 0.10 0.17 0.26 0.31 Wyatt Oil has a bond issue outstanding with seven years to maturity, a yield to maturity of 7.1% , and a BBB rating. The bondholders' expected loss rate in the event of default is 70% . Assuming the economy is in recession, then the expected return on Wyatt Oil's debt is (Please write percentage as a number with two decimal places, no "%" sign. e.g. write "12.34%" as "12.34") Average Default Rate Recession Default Rate AAA 0.0% 0.0% 0.05 BBB

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