If the Expected Path of One-Year Interest Rates Over the Next

question 54

Multiple Choice

If the expected path of one-year interest rates over the next five years is 4 percent,5 percent,7 percent,8 percent,and 6 percent,then the expectations theory predicts that today's interest rate on the five-year bond is

• A)4 percent.
• B)5 percent.
• C)6 percent.
• D)7 percent.

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