Which of these  five statement is the most correct:   1. Other things held constant, a callable bond would have a lower required rate of return than a noncallable bond. 2. Other things held constant, a corporation would rather issue noncallable bonds than callable bonds. 3. Reinvestment rate risk is worse from a typical investor's standpoint than interest rate risk. 4. If a 10-year, R1 000 par, zero coupon bond were issued at a price which gave investors a 10 percent rate of return, and if interest rates then dropped to the point  where rd = YTM = 5%, we could be sure that the bond would sell at a premium over  its R1 000 par value. 5. If a 10-year, R1 000 par, zero coupon bond were issued at a price which gave investors a 10 percent rate of return, and if interest rates then dropped to the point  where rd = YTM = 5%, we could be sure that the bond would sell at a discount below  its R1 000 par value.

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Which of these  five statement is the most correct:

 

1. Other things held constant, a callable bond would have a lower required rate of return than a noncallable bond.

2. Other things held constant, a corporation would rather issue noncallable bonds than callable bonds.

3. Reinvestment rate risk is worse from a typical investor's standpoint than interest rate risk.

4. If a 10-year, R1 000 par, zero coupon bond were issued at a price which gave investors a 10 percent rate of return, and if interest rates then dropped to the point  where rd = YTM = 5%, we could be sure that the bond would sell at a premium over  its R1 000 par value.

5. If a 10-year, R1 000 par, zero coupon bond were issued at a price which gave investors a 10 percent rate of return, and if interest rates then dropped to the point  where rd = YTM = 5%, we could be sure that the bond would sell at a discount below  its R1 000 par value.

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