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b. Clean Prices, coupon rates (assumed paid annually) and maturities of three comparable Treasury bonds, as of May 15, 2021, are listed below: Price ($) 102 Bond 6%; 05/15/2022 6%; 05/15/2023 10%; 05/15/2024 100 105 i. Calculate all three spot rates implicit in these prices. [9 Marks] ii. What is the expected one-year spot rate after one year assuming that the expectations theory of term structure is correct? [3 Marks] iii. Based on the spot rates you have calculated, is there an arbitrage opportunity if a 12% coupon (paid annually) bond maturing in 3 years is priced at $115? Explain. [5 Marks]

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