IBM Is Planning to Issue $1,000 Bonds with a Stated

Multiple Choice

IBM is planning to issue $1,000 bonds with a stated interest rate of 7% and a maturity date of July 15,2019.Interest rates rise in the economy so that similar financial investments pay 9%.IBM will:

A) not be able to issue the bonds because no one will buy them.
B) receive a higher issue price to compensate buyers for the lower stated interest rate.
C) have to accept a lower issue price to attract buyers.
D) have to reprint the bond certificates to change the stated interest rate to 9%.