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bachelor in business administration
Polytechnic State University Sanluis
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Polytechnic State University
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Consider the following information regarding corporate bonds:
Rating |
AAA |
AA |
A |
BBB |
BB |
B |
CCC |
Average Default Rate |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.4% |
2.1% |
5.2% |
9.9% |
Recession Default Rate |
0.0% |
1.0% |
3.0% |
3.0% |
8.0% |
16.0% |
43.0% |
Average Beta |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
1.0 |
0.17 |
0.26 |
0.31 |
Wyatt Oil has a bond issue outstanding with seven years to maturity, a yield to maturity of 7.0%, and a BBB rating. The bondholders expected loss rate in the event of default is 70%. Assuming the economy is in recession, then the expected return on Wyatt Oil's debt is closest to:
a.) 5.5%
b.) 7.0%
c.) 4.9%
d.) 3.5%
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