For the Period 1926-2018, Long-Term Government Bonds Had an Average

question 3

Multiple Choice

For the period 1926-2018, long-term government bonds had an average return that ________ the average return on long-term corporate bonds while having a standard deviation that ________ the standard deviation of the long-term corporate bonds.

• A)exceeded; was less than
• B)exceeded; equaled
• C)exceeded; exceeded
• D)was less than; exceeded
• E)was less than; was less than

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