Question: Just the answer please 13. Bonds with relatively low risk of default are called securities and have a rating of Baa (or BBB) and above;

Just the answer please
Just the answer please 13. Bonds with relatively low risk of default

13. Bonds with relatively low risk of default are called securities and have a rating of Baa (or BBB) and above; bonds with ratings below Baa (or BBB) have a higher default risk and are called A) investment grade; lower grade B) investment grade; junk bonds C) high quality; lower grade D) high quality; junk bonds 14. Junk bonds, bonds with a low bond rating, are also known as A) high-yield bonds. B) investment grade bonds. C) high quality bonds. D) zero-coupon bonds. 15. Risk premiums on corporate bonds tend to during business cycle expansions and during recessions, everything else held constant. A) increase; increase B) increase; decrease C) decrease; increase D) decrease; decrease 16. During a "flight to quality" A) the spread between Baa bonds and Treasury bonds is not affected. B) the spread between Baa bonds and Treasury bonds decreases. C) the spread between Baa bonds and Treasury bonds increases. D) the change in the spread between Treasury bonds and Baa bonds cannot be predicted

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