If Security Purchasers Found the After-Tax Yield on Municipal Bonds

question 75

Multiple Choice

If security purchasers found the after-tax yield on municipal bonds higher than that of corporate bonds, leading to an increase in municipal bond purchases and an increase in corporate bond sales, this would cause the

• A)yields on municipals to increase.
• B)prices on corporate bonds to increase.
• C)yields on corporate bonds to decrease.
• D)yields on municipals to decrease.

Distinguish between null and alternative hypotheses.

Understand the relationship and trade-off between Type I and Type II errors.

Identify scenarios of Type I and Type II errors.

Understand the definition and consequences of Type I and Type II errors, including their probabilities (α and β).

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