Which of the following statements is most correct?
a. All else equal, if a bond’s yield to maturity increases, its price will fall.
b. All else equal, if a bond is down graded by the rating agencies its yield to maturity will increase.
c. If a firm has two bond issues that are identical except one is subordinate to the other, the subordinate issue will have a higher yield to maturity than the other issue.
d. A B and C are correct.
e. None of the above are correct
Option D is correct: A B and C are correct.
A. Bond's price and yield to maturity are inversely related to each other, so all else equal, if a bond’s yield to maturity increases, its price will fall.
B. If a bond is down graded by the rating agencies its yield to maturity will increase because the risk of the bond increases.
C. If a firm has two bond issues that are identical except one is subordinate to the other, the subordinate issue will have a higher yield to maturity than the other issue. Because the subordinate bond has a lower preference of getting paid.
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