Question

Phoebe's Awesome Guitar Inc's 5-year bonds yield 3.90% and 5-year T-bonds yield 2.20%. The real risk-free rate is r* = 0.50%, the default risk premium for Phoebe's bonds is DRP = 0.40%, the liquidity premium on Phoebe's bonds is LP = 1.30% versus zero on T-bonds, and the inflation premium (IP) is 1.50%. What is the maturity risk premium (MRP) on all 5-year bonds? (Multiple Choice) Question 16 options: a. 1.70% b. 0.20% c. 1.80% d. 2.00% e. 1.50%

Answer 1

b. 0.20%

Step-by-step explanation:

=> r(corp) = rf + ip + Ip + drp + mrp , so 5.10% = 2.50% + 1.50% + 0.50% + drp + [(5-1) * 0.1]%, now solving the equation for drp, we get = 5.10 - 2.50 -1.50 -0.50 - 0.4 = 0.20%