If I Is the Yield to Maturity of a Fixed-Payment

question 53

Multiple Choice

If i is the yield to maturity of a fixed-payment loan,

• A)the value of the loan today equals i times the sum of the values of all the loan payments.
• B)i equals the present value of the loan payments.
• C)the value of the loan today equals the sum of the values of the loan payments.
• D)the value of the loan today equals the present value of the loan payments discounted at rate i.

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