A Corporation with Long-Term Fixed-Rate Debt Might Prefer Floating-Rate Debt

question 113

Multiple Choice

A corporation with long-term fixed-rate debt might prefer floating-rate debt if they thought that:

• A)Interest rates would be declining
• B)Interest rates would be increasing
• C)Their bond rating might be lowered
• D)Their bonds were going to be converted into equity

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