Which of the following statements are consistent with the figure above? This pattern of prices is consistent with a bond whose yield to maturity is below the bond's coupon rate. This bond pays a coupon of $8. This bond pays coupons on an annual basis. None of the other statements are correct.

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Consider the following figure which shows the relationship between a three-year bond's price
(vertical axis) and the passage of time (measured in years - horizontal axis).
$106.000
$104.000
$102.000
$100.000
$98.000
$96.000
$94.000
594.846
0.00
S96.688
598.567
0.50
Bond Price as Time Passes
$100.4 1
$102.433
$96.433
1.00
$98.307
$100.217
1.50
$102.13
58148
2.00
Which of the following statements are consistent with the figure above?
$104.148
$100.055
$106.000
$101.99
250
$103.980
This pattern of prices is consistent with a bond whose yield to maturity is below the band's coupon rate.
This bond pays a coupon of $8.
This bond pays coupons on an annual basis.
None of the other statements are correct.
100
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following figure which shows the relationship between a three-year bond's price (vertical axis) and the passage of time (measured in years - horizontal axis). $106.000 $104.000 $102.000 $100.000 $98.000 $96.000 $94.000 594.846 0.00 S96.688 598.567 0.50 Bond Price as Time Passes $100.4 1 $102.433 $96.433 1.00 $98.307 $100.217 1.50 $102.13 58148 2.00 Which of the following statements are consistent with the figure above? $104.148 $100.055 $106.000 $101.99 250 $103.980 This pattern of prices is consistent with a bond whose yield to maturity is below the band's coupon rate. This bond pays a coupon of $8. This bond pays coupons on an annual basis. None of the other statements are correct. 100
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