Question : 31) Which of the following statements true? A) A liquid asset : 1373678

31) Which of the following statements are true?

A) A liquid asset is one that can be quickly and cheaply converted into cash.

B) The demand for a bond declines when it becomes less liquid, decreasing the interest rate spread between it and relatively more liquid bonds.

C) The differences in bond interest rates reflect differences in default risk only.

D) The corporate bond market is the most liquid bond market.

32) Corporate bonds are not as liquid as government bonds because

A) fewer corporate bonds for any one corporation are traded, making them more costly to sell.

B) the corporate bond rating must be calculated each time they are traded.

C) corporate bonds are not callable.

D) corporate bonds cannot be resold.

33) When the Treasury bond market becomes more liquid, other things equal, the demand curve for corporate bonds shifts to the ________ and the demand curve for Treasury bonds shifts to the ________.

A) right; right

B) right; left

C) left; right

D) left; left

34) A decrease in the liquidity of corporate bonds, other things being equal, shifts the demand curve for corporate bonds to the ________ and the demand curve for Treasury bonds shifts to the ________.

A) right; right

B) right; left

C) left; left

D) left; right

35) An increase in the liquidity of corporate bonds will ________ the price of corporate bonds and ________ the yield of Treasury bonds, everything else held constant.

A) increase; increase

B) reduce; reduce

C) increase; reduce

D) reduce; increase

36) The risk premium on corporate bonds reflects the fact that corporate bonds have a higher default risk and are ________ U.S. Treasury bonds.

A) less liquid than

B) less speculative than

C) tax-exempt unlike

D) lower-yielding than

37) Which of the following statements is true?

A) State and local governments cannot default on their bonds.

B) Bonds issued by state and local governments are called municipal bonds.

C) All government issued bonds ? local, state, and federal ? are federal income tax exempt.

D) The coupon payment on municipal bonds is usually higher than the coupon payment on Treasury bonds.

38) Everything else held constant, if the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds were eliminated, then

A) the interest rates on municipal bonds would still be less than the interest rate on Treasury bonds.

B) the interest rate on municipal bonds would equal the rate on Treasury bonds.

C) the interest rate on municipal bonds would exceed the rate on Treasury bonds.

D) the interest rates on municipal, Treasury, and corporate bonds would all increase.

39) Municipal bonds have default risk, yet their interest rates are lower than the rates on default-free Treasury bonds. This suggests that

A) the benefit from the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds is less than their default risk.

B) the benefit from the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds equals their default risk.

C) the benefit from the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds exceeds their default risk.

D) Treasury bonds are not default-free.

40) Everything else held constant, an increase in marginal tax rates would likely have the effect of ________ the demand for municipal bonds, and ________ the demand for U.S. government bonds.

A) increasing; increasing

B) increasing; decreasing

C) decreasing; increasing

D) decreasing; decreasing