Use the Table for the Question(s) Below -What Is the Shape of the Yield Curve and What

question 19

Multiple Choice

Use the table for the question(s) below.
Suppose the term structure of interest rates is shown below:
$\begin{array} { l c c c c c c } \hline \text { Term } & \text { 1 year } & \text { 2 years } & \text { 3 years } & \text { 5 years } & \text { 10 years } & \text { 20 years } \\\hline \text { Rate } & & & & & & \\( \text { EAR\%) } & 5.00 \% & 4.80 \% & 4.60 \% & 4.50 \% & 4.25 \% & 4.15 \% \\\hline\end{array}$
-What is the shape of the yield curve and what expectations are investors likely to have about future interest rates?

• A) inverted; lower
• B) normal; higher
• C) inverted; higher
• D) normal; lower

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