Suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. Consider all factors that affect the yield curve. Then identify which of the following shapes that the U.S. Treasury yield curve can take. Check all that apply. Inverted yield curve Upward-sloping yield curve Downward-sloping yield curve Identify whether each of the following statements is true or false. Statements True False If inflation is expected to decrease in the future and the real rate is expected to remain steady, then the Treasury yield curve is downward sloping. (Assume MRP 0.) All else equal, the yield on new bonds issued by a leveraged firm will be less than theO yield on the new bonds issued by an unleveraged firm. The yield curve for a BBB-rated corporate bond is expected to be above the U.S. Treasury bond yield curve. Yield curves of highly liquid assets will be lower than yield curves of relatively illiquidO assets. A U.S. Treasury yield curve is plotted in the following graph