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Assuming all else is constant, which of the following statements is correct?
A. Other things held constant, a 20-year zero coupon bond has more re-investment risk than a 20-year coupon bond.
B. Other things held constant, for any given maturity, a 1.0% point decrease in the market interest rate would cause a smaller dollar capital gain than the capital loss stemming from a 1.0% point increase in the interest rate.
C. From a corporate borrower's point of view, interest paid on bonds is not tax-deductible.
D. Other things held constant, price sensitivity as measured by the percentage change in price due to a given change in the required rate of return decreases as a bond's maturity increases.
E. For a bond of any maturity, a 1.0% point increase in the market interest rate (rd) causes a larger dollar capital loss than the capital gain stemming from a 1.0% point decrease in the interest rate.

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Answer:

E. For a bond of any maturity, a 1.0% point increase in the market interest rate (rd) causes a larger dollar capital loss than the capital gain stemming from a 1.0% point decrease in the interest rate.

Explanation:

Considering or using a graphical representation of the relationship between a typical bond’s price and a given current interest rate.

The graph will depict curve that is cupped, demonstrating that at any interest rate, the reduction in price from an increase in rates is not up to the increase in price from a comparable interest rate reduction.

Hence the right answer is Option E.