If the Probability of a Bond Default Increases Because Corporations

question 108

Multiple Choice

If the probability of a bond default increases because corporations begin to suffer large losses,then the default risk on corporate bonds will ________ and the expected return on these bonds will ________,everything else held constant.

• A)decrease;increase
• B)decrease;decrease
• C)increase;increase
• D)increase;decrease

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