If a Corporation Offers Greater Protection to a Given Class

question 32

True/False

If a corporation offers greater protection to a given class of bondholders, it must raise the interest rate on its bonds to make them more attractive.
In keeping with risk/return, greater protection lowers risk, therefore investors cannot expect as great a return as if that protection were absent.

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