Which of the following statements is correct?
A) Other things held constant, a callable bond would have a lower required rate of return than a noncallable bond.
B) Other things held constant, a corporation would rather issue noncallable bonds than callable bonds.
C) Reinvestment rate risk is worse from a typical investor's standpoint than interest rate price risk.
D) If a 10-year, $1,000 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 $1,000 par value.
E) If a 10-year, $1,000 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 $1,000 par value.
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