When the Required Return Is Constant but Different from the Coupon

question 3

Multiple Choice

When the required return is constant but different from the coupon rate, the price of a bond as it approaches its maturity date will ________.

• A) remain constant
• B) increase
• C) decrease
• D) approach par

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