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two investors are considering the purchase of Corportation XYZ bonds. the bonds

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Question

two investors are considering the purchase of Corportation XYZ bonds. the bonds are selling at a price of $1100 each. investor A decides to buy the bonds and investor B does not buy the bonds.

A) Investor A must have a required return lower than the required return of Investor B

B) The yield to maturity for Investor A must be higher than the yield to maturity for Investor B

C) The yield to maturity for Investor A must be less than the yield to maturity for Investor B

D) The yield to maturity for this bond must be higher than the coupon rate.

Explanation / Answer

A If investor A decides to buy the bonds he must have a required return below the yield to maturity; Investor B, on the other hand,must have a required return above the yield to maturity.