?You are given the following data:
??
r* = real risk-free rate
4%
Constant inflation premium (IP)
7%
Maturity risk premium (MRP)
1%
Default risk premium for AAA bonds (DRP)
3%
Liquidity premium for long-term T-bonds (LP)
2%
?
?Assume that a highly liquid market does not exist for long-term T-bonds, and the expected rate of inflation is a constant. Given these conditions, the rate on long-term Treasury bonds is _____.

A. ?23%
B. ?11% 
C. ?14%
D. ?19%
E. ?27%


Answer: C

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