As Default Risk Increases and Bond Prices Adjust, the Expected

question 3

Multiple Choice

As default risk increases and bond prices adjust, the expected return on corporate bonds ________, and the return becomes ________ uncertain, everything else held constant.

• A) increases; less
• B) increases; more
• C) decreases; less
• D) decreases; more

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