Following are the yields on selected Treasury securities: ?                 Maturity              Yield                   2 years                   1.6%                   3 years                   2.2                   4 years                   2.4 ? Using the expectations theory, compute the expected one-year interest rate in Year 3. That is, compute the rate that is expected to exist only during Year 3. (Base your answer on an arithmetic average rather than a geometric average.)

A. 2.2%
B. 1.6%
C. 3.4%
D. 1.9%
E. 3.0%


Answer: C

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