The Default Risk Premium at a Certain Point in Time

question 91

Multiple Choice

The default risk premium at a certain point in time may be expressed by comparing the interest rates on:

• A) a Treasury bill and a Treasury bond.
• B) a Treasury bill and a long-term corporate bond.
• C) a Treasury bill and the commercial paper rate.
• D) a risky security and a comparable maturity U.S. Treasury security.

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