Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Select one: a. If a bond
receives a rating of BBB it is considered as an investment grade bond. b. The safest
corporate bond is a bond with an AAA rating. c. Everything else
equal bondholders will pay more for callable bonds than for straight bonds.
d. Everything else equal bondholders will pay more for convertible bonds than for straight bonds.

Assuming that all bonds have a face value of $1000 and a yield to maturity of 10% which of the following bonds have the highest degree of interest rate
risk?
Select one: a. A bond with 10%
coupon rate that matures in 10 years. b. A bond with 8%
coupon rate that matures in 10 years. c. A bond with 10%
coupon rate that matures in 20 years. d. A bond with 8%
coupon rate that matures in 20 years.