Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets, 11e, Global Edition (Mishkin) Chapter 6 The Risk and Term Structure of Interest Rates6.1 Risk Structure of Interest Rates1) The risk structure of interest rates isA) the structure of how interest rates move over time.B) the relationship among interest rates of different bonds with the same maturity.C) the relationship among the term to maturity of different bonds.D) the relationship among interest rates on bonds with different maturities.Answer: BAACSB: Reflective Thinking2) The risk that interest payments will not be made, or that the face value of a bond is not repaid when a bond matures isA) interest rate risk.B) inflation risk.C) liquidity risk.D) default risk.Answer: DAACSB: Application of Knowledge3) Bonds with no default risk are calledA) flower bonds.B) no-risk bonds.C) default-free bonds.D) zero-risk bonds.Answer: CAACSB: Application of Knowledge4) Which of the following bonds are considered to be default-risk free?A) municipal bondsB) investment-grade bondsC) U.S. Treasury bondsD) junk bondsAnswer: CAACSB: Analytical Thinking5) U.S. government bonds have no default risk becauseA) they are issued in strictly limited quantities.B) the federal government can increase taxes or print money to pay its obligations.C) they are backed with gold reserves.D) they can be exchanged for silver at any time.Answer: BAACSB: Reflective Thinking6) The spread between the interest rates on bonds with default risk and default-free bonds is called theA) risk premium.B) junk margin.C) bond margin.D) default premium.Answer: AAACSB: Application of Knowledge7) If the probability of a bond default increases because corporations begin to suffer large losses, then the default risk on corporate bonds will ________ and the expected return on these bonds will ________, everything else held constant.A) decrease; increaseB) decrease; decreaseC) increase; increaseD) increase; decreaseAnswer: DAACSB: Reflective Thinking8) A bond with default risk will always have a ________ risk premium and an increase in its default risk will ________ the risk premium.A) positive; raiseB) positive; lowerC) negative; raiseD) negative; lowerAnswer: AAACSB: Reflective Thinking9) If a corporation begins to suffer large losses, then the default risk on the corporate bond willA) increase and the bond's return will become more uncertain, meaning the expected return on the corporate bond will fall.B) increase and the bond's return will become less uncertain, meaning the expected return on the corporate bond will fall.C) decrease and the bond's return will become less uncertain, meaning the expected return on the corporate bond will fall.D) decrease and the bond's return will become less uncertain, meaning the expected return on the corporate bond will rise.Answer: AAACSB: Reflective Thinking10) If the possibility of a default increases because corporations begin to suffer losses, then the default risk on corporate bonds will ________, and the bonds' returns will become ________ uncertain, meaning that the expected return on these bonds will decrease, everything else held constant.A) increase; lessB) increase; moreC) decrease; lessD) decrease; moreAnswer: BAACSB: Reflective Thinking11) Other things being equal, an increase in the default risk of corporate bonds shifts the demand curve for corporate bonds to the ________ and the demand curve for Treasury bonds to the________.A) right; rightB) right; leftC) left; rightD) left; leftAnswer: CAACSB: Reflective Thinking12) Other things being equal, a decrease in the default risk of corporate bonds shifts the demand curve for corporate bonds to the ________ and the demand curve for Treasury bonds to the________.A) right; rightB) right; leftC) left; rightD) left; leftAnswer: BAACSB: Reflective Thinking13) A(n) ________ in the riskiness of corporate bonds will ________ the price of corporate bonds and ________ the yield on corporate bonds, all else equal.A) increase; increase; increaseB) increase; decrease; increaseC) decrease; increase; increaseD) decrease; decrease;decreaseAnswer: BAACSB: Reflective Thinking14) An increase in the riskiness of corporate bonds will ________ the price of corporate bonds and ________ the price of Treasury bonds, everything else held constant.A) increase; increaseB) reduce; reduceC) reduce; increaseD) increase; reduceAnswer: CAACSB: Reflective Thinking15) A decrease in the riskiness of corporate bonds will ________ the price of corporate bonds and ________ the price of Treasury bonds, everything else held constant.A) increase; increaseB) reduce; reduceC) reduce; increaseD) increase; reduceAnswer: DAACSB: Reflective Thinking16) An increase in the riskiness of corporate bonds will ________ the yield on corporate bonds and ________ the yield on Treasury securities, everything else held constant.A) increase; increaseB) reduce; reduceC) increase; reduceD) reduce; increaseAnswer: CAACSB: Reflective Thinking17) A decrease in the riskiness of corporate bonds will ________ the yield on corporate bonds and ________ the yield on Treasury securities, everything else held constant.A) increase; increaseB) decrease; decreaseC) increase; decreaseD) decrease; increaseAnswer: DAACSB: Reflective Thinking18) An increase in default risk on corporate bonds ________ the demand for these bonds, but ________ the demand for default-free bonds, everything else held constant.A) increases; lowersB) lowers; increasesC) does not change; greatly increasesD) moderately lowers; does not changeAnswer: BAACSB: Reflective Thinking19) A decrease in default risk on corporate bonds ________ the demand for these bonds, and________ the demand for default-free bonds, everything else held constant.A) increases; lowersB) lowers; increasesC) does not change; greatly increasesD) moderately lowers; does not changeAnswer: AAACSB: Reflective Thinking20) As default risk increases, the expected return on corporate bonds ________, and the return becomes ________ uncertain, everything else held constant.A) increases; lessB) increases; moreC) decreases; lessD) decreases; moreAnswer: DAACSB: Reflective Thinking21) As default risk decreases, the expected return on corporate bonds ________, and the return becomes ________ uncertain, everything else held constant.A) increases; lessB) increases; moreC) decreases; lessD) decreases; moreAnswer: AAACSB: Reflective Thinking22) As their relative riskiness ________, the expected return on corporate bonds ________ relative to the expected return on default-free bonds, everything else held constant.A) increases; increasesB) increases; decreasesC) decreases; decreasesD) decreases; does not changeAnswer: BAACSB: Reflective Thinking23) Which of the following statements are TRUE?A) A decrease in default risk on corporate bonds lowers the demand for these bonds, but increases the demand for default-free bonds.B) The expected return on corporate bonds decreases as default risk increases.C) A corporate bond's return becomes less uncertain as default risk increases.D) As their relative riskiness increases, the expected return on corporate bonds increases relative to the expected return on default-free bonds.Answer: BAACSB: Reflective Thinking24) Everything else held constant, if the federal government were to guarantee today that it will pay creditors if a corporation goes bankrupt in the future, the interest rate on corporate bonds will ________ and the interest rate on Treasury securities will ________.A) increase; increaseB) increase; decreaseC) decrease; increaseD) decrease; decreaseAnswer: CAACSB: Reflective Thinking25) Bonds with relatively high risk of default are calledA) Brady bonds.B) junk bonds.C) zero coupon bonds.D) investment grade bonds.Answer: BAACSB: Analytical Thinking26) Junk bonds, bonds with a low bond rating, are also known asA) high-yield bonds.B) investment grade bonds.C) high quality bonds.D) zero-coupon bonds.Answer: AAACSB: Application of Knowledge27) 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 gradeB) investment grade; junk bondsC) high quality; lower gradeD) high quality; junk bondsAnswer: BAACSB: Analytical Thinking28) Which of the following bonds would have the highest default risk?A) municipal bondsB) investment-grade bondsC) U.S. Treasury bondsD) junk bondsAnswer: DAACSB: Reflective Thinking29) Which of the following long-term bonds has the highest interest rate?A) corporate Baa bondsB) U.S. Treasury bondsC) corporate Aaa bondsD) municipal bondsAnswer: AAACSB: Reflective Thinking30) Which of the following securities has the lowest interest rate?A) junk bondsB) U.S. Treasury bondsC) investment-grade bondsD) corporate Baa bondsAnswer: BAACSB: Reflective Thinking31) The spread between interest rates on low quality corporate bonds and U.S. government bondsA) widened significantly during the Great Depression.B) narrowed significantly during the Great Depression.C) narrowed moderately during the Great Depression.D) did not change during the Great Depression.Answer: AAACSB: Reflective Thinking32) During the Great Depression years 1930-1933 there was a very high rate of business failures and defaults, we would expect the risk premium for ________ bonds to be very high.A) U.S. TreasuryB) corporate AaaC) municipalD) corporate BaaAnswer: DAACSB: Reflective Thinking33) Risk premiums on corporate bonds tend to ________ during business cycle expansions and ________ during recessions, everything else held constant.A) increase; increaseB) increase; decreaseC) decrease; increaseD) decrease; decreaseAnswer: CAACSB: Reflective Thinking34) The collapse of the subprime mortgage marketA) did not affect the corporate bond market.B) increased the perceived riskiness of Treasury securities.C) reduced the Baa-Aaa spread.D) increased the Baa-Aaa spread.Answer: DAACSB: Reflective Thinking35) The collapse of the subprime mortgage market increased the spread between Baa and default-free U.S. Treasury bonds. This is due toA) a reduction in risk.B) a reduction in maturity.C) a flight to quality.D) a flight to liquidity.Answer: CAACSB: Analytical Thinking36) During a "flight to quality"A) the spread between Treasury bonds and Baa bonds increases.B) the spread between Treasury bonds and Baa bonds decreases.C) the spread between Treasury bonds and Baa bonds is not affected.D) the change in the spread between Treasury bonds and Baa bonds cannot be predicted. Answer: AAACSB: Reflective Thinking37) If you have a very low tolerance for risk, which of the following bonds would you be least likely to hold in your portfolio?A) a U.S. Treasury bondB) a municipal bondC) a corporate bond with a rating of AaaD) a corporate bond with a rating of BaaAnswer: DAACSB: Reflective Thinking38) Which of the following statements is 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.Answer: AAACSB: Reflective Thinking39) Corporate bonds are not as liquid as government bonds becauseA) 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.Answer: AAACSB: Reflective Thinking40) 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; rightB) right; leftC) left; rightD) left; leftAnswer: CAACSB: Reflective Thinking41) When the Treasury bond market becomes less 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; rightB) right; leftC) left; rightD) left; leftAnswer: BAACSB: Reflective Thinking42) 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; rightB) right; leftC) left; leftD) left; rightAnswer: DAACSB: Reflective Thinking43) An increase 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; rightB) right; leftC) left; leftD) left; rightAnswer: BAACSB: Reflective Thinking44) A(n) ________ in the liquidity of corporate bonds will ________ the price of corporate。
