Inflation is expected to increase steadily over the next 10 years, there is a positive maturity risk premium on both treasury and corporate bonds, and the real risk-free rate of interest is expected to remain constant. which of the following statements is correct? a. the yield on 10-year treasury securities must exceed the yield on 7 year treasury securities. b. the yield on any corporate bond must exceed the yields on all treasury bonds. c. the yield on 7-year corporate bonds must exceed the yield on 10-year treasury bonds. d. the stated conditions 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.