The Following Represents Two Yield Curves -If the Cumulative Mortality Rate in Year 3 Is 3

question 61

Multiple Choice

The following represents two yield curves.
$\begin{array} { | l r r | } \hline \text { Maturity } & \text { Pure Discount Treasury Yields } & \text { B-rated Carparate Band } \\\hline & & \text { Yields (Pure Discaun Bonds) } \\1 \text { year } & 3 \text { percent } & 6\text { percent }\\2 \text { year } & 6 \text { percent }& 10 \text { percent } \\20 \text { year } & 12 \text { percent }& 17 \text { percent } \\\hline\end{array}$
-If the cumulative mortality rate in year 3 is 3.46 percent for the B-rated loan,what is its yearly mortality rate in year 3?

• A)1.25 percent.
• B)1.21 percent.
• C)1.00 percent.
• D)0.90 percent.

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Labor Resource Market

A market where individuals offer their labor or services for wages to employers who are in need of those services.

Output Effect

The change in total revenue generated by selling an additional unit of a product or service.

Substitution Effect

The economic understanding that as prices rise or income decreases, consumers will replace more expensive items with cheaper alternatives.

Price of Capital

The cost of using capital assets, which can include interest rates on loans used to purchase the assets or opportunity costs of investing capital elsewhere.