Answer:
Expectation theory predicts the short-term interest rates by taking average of current-interest rates over a period of time. The interest rates for the following securities using the expectation theory would be:
Interest rate on 3 year bond = [tex]\frac{3+4.5+6}{3}[/tex] = 4.5%
Interest rate on 6 year bond = [tex]\frac{3+4.5+6+7.5+9+10.5}{6}[/tex] = 6.75%
Interest rate on 9 year bond =[tex]\frac{ 3+4.5+6+7.5+9+10.5+13+14.5+16}{9}[/tex] = 9.33%