[NOTE: In the Symbol column, BLST = BellSouth, # = year, letter = month, and ZR = zero coupon bond. In the Name column, % = coupon rate, NTS = notes, and DEB(S) = debenture bond(s).]
Draw a yield curve from this data. (You may use a spreadsheet to generate the yield curve, but it must establish how you solved the problem.) Explain the shape of this curve using the expectations hypothesis, the segmented markets hypothesis, and the preferred habitat hypothesis.