Suppose a Company Issued 30-Year Bonds 4 Years Ago, When

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Suppose a company issued 30-year bonds 4 years ago, when the yield curve was inverted.Since then long-term rates (10 years or longer) have remained constant, but the yield curve has resumed its normal upward slope.Under such conditions, a bond refunding would almost certainly be profitable.

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