Question

1. Suppose two types of firms wish to borrow in the bond market. Firms of type A are in good financial health and are relatively low risk. The appropriate premium over the risk-free rate of lending to these firms is 2%. Firms of type B are in poor financial health and are relatively high risk. The appropriate premium over the risk-free rate of lending to these firms is 6%. As an investor, you have no other information about these firms except that type A and type B firms exist in equal numbers. a. At what interest rate would you be willing to lend if the risk-free rate were 5%

Answer 1

Answer:

Type A is 7%, type b is 11%

Explanation:

We have these two firm's as type a and type b

For type A

Interest would be = risk Free rate of 2% + risk free rate of 5% = 7%

For type B

= Risk free rate of 5% + risk free rate of 6% = 11%

I would use the average of this two 9% as interest but this is not going to work for type A because this interest rate is too high. People won't want to pay this much.