For the Period 1926-2012,long-Term Government Bonds Had an Average Return

Multiple Choice

For the period 1926-2012,long-term government bonds had an average return that ______ the average return on long-term corporate bonds while having a standard deviation that _______ the standard deviation of the long-term corporate bonds.

A) exceeded; was less than
B) exceeded; equaled
C) exceeded; exceeded
D) was less than; exceeded
E) was less than; was less than