Holding All Else Constant,when Interest Rates Fall

question 40

Multiple Choice

Holding all else constant,when interest rates fall,

• A) yields on common stocks rise above yields on bonds.
• B) yields on common stocks fall below yields on bonds.
• C) yields on common stocks and bonds rise at an equal rate.
• D) yields on common stocks and bonds fall at an equal rate.

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