higher price: a. A three-year zero-coupon bond or a five-year zero-coupon bo b. A three-year zero-coupon bond or a three-year 4% coupon b c. A two-year 5% coupon bond or a two-year 6% coupon bond?
higher price: a. A three-year zero-coupon bond or a five-year zero-coupon bo b. A three-year zero-coupon bond or a three-year 4% coupon b c. A two-year 5% coupon bond or a two-year 6% coupon bond?
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Transcribed Image Text:For each of the following pairs of Treasury securities (each with $1,000 par value), identify which will have the
higher price:
a. A three-year zero-coupon bond or a five-year zero-coupon bond?
b. A three-year zero-coupon bond or a three-year 4% coupon bond?
c. A two-year 5% coupon bond or a two-year 6% coupon bond?
a. A three-year zero-coupon bond or a five-year zero-coupon bond?
Which will have the higher price? (Select the best choice below.)
O A. A five-year zero-coupon bond, because the future value is received later and the present value is higher.
OB. A five-year zero-coupon bond, because the present value is received sooner and the future value is higher.
OC. A three-year zero-coupon bond, because the present value is received sooner and the future value is higher.
O D. A three-year zero-coupon bond, because the future value is received sooner and the present value is higher.
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