Please explain why this statement is (False).  Ignoring default risk, if a bond's expected return is greater than its required return, then the bond's market price must be greater than the present value of the bond's cash flows.

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Please explain why this statement is (False). 

Ignoring default risk, if a bond's expected return is greater than its required return, then the bond's market price must be greater than the present value of the bond's cash flows. 

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