Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) all else equal, a bond that has a coupon rate of 10% will sell at a discount if the required return for bonds of similar risk is 8%.
• B) the price of a discount bond will increase over time, assuming that the bond's yield to maturity remains constant.
• C) for a given firm, its debentures are likely to have a lower yield to maturity than its mortgage bonds.
• D) when large firms are in financial distress, they are almost always liquidated, whereas smaller firms are generally reorganized.
• E) the total return on a bond during a given year consists only of the coupon interest payments received.