York Oil has a bond issue outstanding with seven years to maturity, a yield to maturity of 9.0%, and a BBB rating. The bondholders' expected loss rate in the event of default is 60%. BBB bonds have a default rate of 4% and a market beta of 0.2.  The expected return on Wyatt Oil's debt is closest to:

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York Oil has a bond issue outstanding with seven years to maturity, a yield to maturity of 9.0%, and a BBB rating. The bondholders' expected loss rate in the event of default is 60%.
BBB bonds have a default rate of 4% and a market beta of 0.2.  The expected return on Wyatt Oil's debt is closest to:
 
 
   

2.4%

   

4.9%

   

6.6%

   

9%

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