6. Bond yields and prices over time

A bond investor is analyzing the following annual coupon bonds:

Issuing Company	Annual Coupon Rate
Johnson Incorporated	6%
Smith, LLC	12%
Irwin Corporation	9%

Each bond has 10 years until maturity and the same level of risk. Their yield to maturity (YTM) is 9%. Interest rates are assumed to remain constant over the next 10 years.

Using the previous information, correctly match each curve on the graph to its corresponding issuing company. (Hint: Each curve indicates the path that each bonds price, or value, is expected to follow.)

Curve A
Curve B
Curve C

Based on the preceding information, which of the following statements are true? Check all that apply.

All of the bonds will have the same value when they reach maturity.

Irwin Corporations bonds are a better investment than Smith, LLCs bonds.

Smith, LLCs bonds are a better investment than Johnson Incorporateds bonds.

The expected capital gains yield for Johnson Incorporateds bonds is positive.

Irwin Corporations bonds have exhibited a substantial trading volume in the past few years. Its bonds would be referred to as a .