A floating-rate bond frequently has a: Muitiple Cholce flexible deferred call period. fixed yleld to maturity but a flexible coupon payment. government guarantee fixed-dollar obigation put provision An upward-sloping term structure of interest rates indicates: Multiple Choice the real rate of return is lower for short-term bonds than for long-term bonds. there is an indirect relationship between real interest rates and time to maturity. there is an indirect relationship between nominal interest rates and time to maturity. the nomina rate is deciining as the real rate nises as the time to matunty increases the nominat rate is increasing even though the reai rate is constant as the time to matunty increase