A Yield Curve Illustrates the Relationship Between the

A yield curve illustrates the relationship between the

A) default risk associated with bonds of a given maturity and the interest rate they pay, at a particular point of time.
B) term to maturity of bonds and the interest rate they pay, at a particular point of time.
C) marginal tax rate and the after-tax interest rate of return on taxable bonds.
D) rate of inflation and the real rate of return on bonds.