A Treasury bond due in one year has a yield of 6.2%; a Treasury bond due in five years has a yield of 6.7%.A bond issued by Xerox due in five years has a yield of 7.9%; a bond issued by Exxon due in one year has a yield of 7.2%.The default risk premiums on the bonds issued by Exxon and Xerox, respectively, are
A) 1.0% and 1.2%.
B) 0.5% and .7%.
C) 1.2% and 1.0%.
D) 0.7% and 0.5%.
E) None of the options
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