The real risk-free rate is expected to remain constant at 3% in the future, a 2% rate of inflation is expected for the next 2 years, after which inflation is expected to increase to 4%, and there is a positive maturity risk premium that increases with years to maturity. given these conditions, which of the following statements is correct? a) the yield on a 2-year t-bond must exceed that on a 5-year t-bond. b) the yield on a 5-year treasury bond must exceed that on a 2-year treasury bond. c) the yield on a 7-year treasury bond must exceed that of a 5-year corporate bond. d) the conditions in the problem cannot all be true--they are internally inconsistent. e) the treasury yield curve under the stated conditions would be humped rather than have a consistent positive or negative slope.

Afirm wants to hire a project manager (pm) at a salary of $100,000. 30% of pms have high ability, and 70% of pms have low ability. high ability pms generate $120,000 in revenue and low ability pms generate $80,000 in revenue. in addition to differences in productivity, high and low ability pms have different outside offers. if a high ability pm is not hired by the firm, she can work for another company at a salary of $80,000. if the low ability pm is not hired by the firm, she can work for another company for $70,000. high ability pms are also able to get a project management professional (pmp) certification at a cost of $1,000. low ability pms are unable to get a pmp certification (they would fail the test). the firm is not able to observe a pm’s ability, but is able to observe and verify whether or not the pm has a pmp certificate.(a) draw the extensive form of the game. expert answer