Use the Table for the Question(s) Below -The Credit Spread of the BBB Corporate Bond Is Closest

question 13

Multiple Choice

Use the table for the question(s) below.
Consider the following yields to maturity on various one-year zero-coupon securities:
$\begin{array} { l c } \hline \text { Security } & \text { Yield (\%) } \\\hline \text { Treasury } & 4.6 \\\hline \text { AAA corporate } & 4.8 \\\hline \text { BBB corporate } & 5.6 \\\hline \text { B Corporate } & 6.2 \\\hline\end{array}$
-The credit spread of the BBB corporate bond is closest to?

• A) 5.6%
• B) 1.6%
• C) 0.8%
• D) 1.0%

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