FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Chapter 5, Problem 69QP
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To determine: The real interest rate if inflation rate is zero, 3%, and 6%.
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See the chart below. The top line shows the 90 day yield on corporate bonds and
the bottom line is the US Treasury bill (TB) rate for similar maturity. The yield is
shown on the y-axis. Notice that the gap between the two curves got wider during
the recession years of 2008-2009.
Which of the following reasons can possibly explain this widening?
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A) During the recession, the government decided to cut the tax rate on interest
earned from corporate bonds but not on interest earned on TB.
B) During the recession, the relative risk on corporate bonds increased.
C) During the recession, the relative liquidity of corporate bonds increased.
D) Two of the first three options can explain this.
E) All of the first three options can explain this.
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Chapter 5 Solutions
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
Ch. 5 - Prob. 1QPCh. 5 - Compound Interest. New Savings Bank pays 4%...Ch. 5 - Compound Interest. Suppose that the value of an...Ch. 5 - Prob. 4QPCh. 5 - Future Values. You deposit $1,000 in your bank...Ch. 5 - Future Values. If you earn 6% per year on your...Ch. 5 - Future Values. In 1880 five aboriginal trackers...Ch. 5 - Prob. 8QPCh. 5 - Prob. 9QPCh. 5 - Prob. 10QP
Ch. 5 - Prob. 11QPCh. 5 - Present Values. Compute the present value of a...Ch. 5 - Present Values. You will require $700 in 5 years....Ch. 5 - Prob. 14QPCh. 5 - Prob. 15QPCh. 5 - Prob. 16QPCh. 5 - Calculating the Interest Rate. A U.S. Treasury...Ch. 5 - Prob. 18QPCh. 5 - Prob. 19QPCh. 5 - Prob. 20QPCh. 5 - Prob. 21QPCh. 5 - Perpetuities. A local bank advertises the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 23QPCh. 5 - Prob. 24QPCh. 5 - Perpetuities. British government 4% perpetuities...Ch. 5 - Prob. 26QPCh. 5 - Prob. 27QPCh. 5 - Prob. 28QPCh. 5 - Annuities. You can buy a car that is advertised...Ch. 5 - Prob. 30QPCh. 5 - Future Value of Annuities. I now have $20,000 in...Ch. 5 - Prob. 32QPCh. 5 - Prob. 33QPCh. 5 - Prob. 34QPCh. 5 - Annuity Due. Recall that an annuity due is like an...Ch. 5 - Prob. 36QPCh. 5 - Prob. 37QPCh. 5 - Annuity Due. The $40 million lottery payment that...Ch. 5 - Prob. 39QPCh. 5 - Prob. 40QPCh. 5 - Retirement Savings. A couple will retire in 50...Ch. 5 - Retirement Savings. You believe you will need to...Ch. 5 - Prob. 43QPCh. 5 - Retirement Savings. You believe you will spend...Ch. 5 - Retirement Savings. A couple thinking about...Ch. 5 - Perpetuities and Effective Interest Rate. What is...Ch. 5 - Amortizing Loans and Inflation. Suppose you take...Ch. 5 - Mortgage with Points. Home loans often involve...Ch. 5 - Prob. 49QPCh. 5 - Effective Interest Rate. You’ve borrowed $4,248.68...Ch. 5 - Prob. 51QPCh. 5 - Effective Interest Rate. If a bank pays 6%...Ch. 5 - Effective Interest Rate. In a discount interest...Ch. 5 - Effective Interest Rate. Banks sometimes quote...Ch. 5 - Prob. 55QPCh. 5 - Prob. 56QPCh. 5 - Prob. 57QPCh. 5 - Prob. 58QPCh. 5 - Effective Interest Rate. Find the effective annual...Ch. 5 - Prob. 60QPCh. 5 - Prob. 61QPCh. 5 - Prob. 62QPCh. 5 - Effective Interest Rate. If you take out an $8,000...Ch. 5 - Real versus Nominal Perpetuities. If the interest...Ch. 5 - Real versus Nominal Dollars. An engineer in 1950...Ch. 5 - Real versus Nominal Dollars. Your consulting firm...Ch. 5 - Real versus Nominal Rates. If investors are to...Ch. 5 - Real versus Nominal Rates. If investors receive a...Ch. 5 - Real versus Nominal Annuities. Good news: You will...Ch. 5 - Prob. 71QPCh. 5 - Prob. 72QPCh. 5 - Retirement and Inflation. A couple will retire in...Ch. 5 - Real versus Nominal Rates. You will receive $100...
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