$$Default$-$risk

premium$)$

At$$ present, $20-$year Treasury bonds are yielding

$4\mathrm{.}8\%4\mathrm{.}8\%$

while some$20-$year corporate bonds that you are interested in are yielding

$8\mathrm{.}2\%8\mathrm{.}2\%.$

Assuming that the$$ maturity$-$risk premium on both bonds is the same and that the$$ liquidity$-$risk premium on the corporate bonds is

$0\mathrm{.}28\%0\mathrm{.}28\%$

while it is

$0\mathrm{.}0\%0\mathrm{.}0\%$

on the Treasury$$ bonds, what is the$$ default$-$risk premium on the corporate$$ bonds? Note that a Treasuty security should have no$$ default$-$risk premium.

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Part $1$

The$$ default$-$risk premium on the corporate bonds is

enter your response here$\%.$

$($Round to two decimal$$ places.$)$