Rating Agencies Assign Their Ratings of a Firm's Bonds Based

question 94

Multiple Choice

Rating agencies assign their ratings of a firm's bonds based on the

• A) market value of the firm.
• B) value of the firm's capital assets.
• C) rate of interest paid by the bond.
• D) likelihood of default on the bond.
• E) total number of the firm's bonds in circulation.

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