Assume that the real risk free rate of interest is currently 2 percent Inflation is expected to be 5 percent this year, 6 percent in the second year and 7 percent in the third year and thereafter.…

Assume that the real risk-free rate of interest is currently 2 percent Inflation is expected to be 5 percent this year, 6 percent in the second year and 7 percent in the third year and thereafter. Assume that the maturity risk premium up to three-year maturity is zero. a. What is the yield on 2-year Treasury securities? b. What is the yield on 3-year Treasury securities? c. If the maturity risk premium on 4- year securities is 0.75 percent, what is the yield on 4-year Treasury securities? d. What are the possible reasons that yields on long-term securities are usually larger than those of short-term securities? e. Briefly explain the determinants of interest rates.