For the period 1926-2015,long-term government bonds had an average return that ________ the average return on long-term corporate bonds while having a standard deviation that ________ the standard deviation of the long-term corporate bonds.
A) exceeded; was less than
B) exceeded; equaled
C) exceeded; exceeded
D) was less than; exceeded
E) was less than; was less than

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Long-term government bonds had a lower average return compared to long-term corporate bonds, but they had a higher standard deviation, indicating more volatility.

For the Period 1926-2015,long-Term Government Bonds Had an Average Return