Bev NY, the maker of Budweiser and other beers, sold debt of varying maturities. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal...
Assumptions: The three-year notes priced with a risk premium of 0.50 percentage point over comparable Treasury; the five-year notes at a spread of 0.80 percentage point to Treasury, the 10-year notes at 1.05 percentage points over Treasury.
1. What does the article mean by "comparable" Treasury?
2. What does the article mean by a "risk premium"?
3. Why does the risk premium increase the longer the maturity of Anheuser-Busch debt? Please Explain.