Question: Using the file below to complete the bond table and answer the following questions. The excel version is available as an attachment to this assignment

Using the file below to complete the bond table and answer the following questions.
The excel version is available as an attachment to this assignment for additional analysis.
Years Face Coupon Market
Security Rating Maturity Value Rate Price
Treasury 1 $ 1,0000.00% $ 966.66
Treasury 3 $ 1,0002.00% $ 939.06
Treasury 5 $ 1,0004.40% $ 932.42
Treasury 10 $ 1,0007.20% $ 1,007.12
Treasury 20 $ 1,0006.60% $ 908.25
Corp A A 5 $ 1,0008.10% $ 1,000.00
Corp B BB 10 $ 1,0007.90% $ 859.88
Corp C AA 20 $ 1,0008.20% $ 972.22
What is the BB (double-B rated corporate bond) Default Risk Premium (rdp)?
What price would you pay for a 10-year, AA bond with a Face Value of $1,000 and a coupon rate of 7.10%?
What price would you pay for a 5-year, BB bond with a Face Value of $1,000 and a coupon rate of 9.75%?
Why is the Maturity Risk Premium for 20 years greater than the Maturity Risk Premium for 5 years?
What would most likely happen if the A bond were to be downgraded to a rating of BB?
What price would you pay for a 3-year, BB bond with a Face Value of $1000 and semi-annual coupon rate of 8%
5 years ago, you purchased a corporate bond for $942. At the time, the bond had a YTM of
9% and 9 years left to maturity. Today, the YTM on your bond is 6%.
What is the current market price of your bond? Assume fixed annual coupon payments and
a par value of $1,000.( Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar).

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