(I)An Increase in Default Risk on Corporate Bonds Shifts the Demand

question 60

Multiple Choice

(I) An increase in default risk on corporate bonds shifts the demand curve for corporate bonds to the left.
(II) An increase in default risk on corporate bonds shifts the demand curve for Treasury bonds to the right.

• A) (I) is true, (II) false.
• B) (I) is false, (II) true.
• C) Both are true.
• D) Both are false.

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Unit Variable Costs

The cost associated with producing one additional unit of a product or service.

Price Equation

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Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity demanded by consumers over a certain period, typically illustrating the inverse relationship between price and demand.