10. Bond ratings Aa Aa Rating agencies-such as Standard & Poor's (S&P), Moody's Investor Service, and Fitch Ratings-assign credit ratings to bonds based on both quantitative and qualitative factors. These ratings are considered indicators of the issuer's default risk, which impacts the bond's interest rate and the issuer's cost of debt capital. Based on these ratings, bonds are classified into investment-grade bonds and junk bonds. Which of the following bonds is likely to be classified as an investment-grade bond? O A bond whose issuer has a 30% return on capital, a total debt to total capital ratio of 15%, and a 6% yield. A bond whose issuer has a 10% return on capital, a total debt to total capital ratio of 85%, and a 13% yield. You heard that rating agencies have upgraded a bond's rating. The yield on the bond is likely to the bond's price will , and Assume you make the following investments: A $10,000 investment in a 10-year T-bond that yields 6.50%, and A $20,000 investment in a 10-year corporate bond with an Baa rating and a yield of 9.80%