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The stated interest rate is the rate quoted in the bond contract used to calculate the cash payments for interest.

A) True
B) False

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Interest expense on bonds payable is calculated as the:


A) Face amount times the stated interest rate.
B) Face amount times the market interest rate.
C) Carrying value times the market interest rate.
D) Carrying value times the stated interest rate.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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When bonds are issued at a discount, what happens to the carrying value and interest expense over the life of the bonds?


A) Carrying value and interest expense increase.
B) Carrying value and interest expense decrease.
C) Carrying value decreases and interest expense increases.
D) Carrying value increases and interest expense decreases.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Losses/gains on the early extinguishment of debt are reported as part of operating income in the income statement.

A) True
B) False

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Stealth Fitness Center issues 7%, 15-year bonds with a face amount of $200,000. The market interest rate for bonds of similar risk and maturity is 6%. Interest is paid semiannually. At what price will the bonds be issued?

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A bond issue with a face amount of $500,000 bears interest at the rate of 7%. The current market rate of interest is 6%. These bonds will sell at a price that is:


A) Equal to $500,000.
B) More than $500,000.
C) Less than $500,000.
D) The answer cannot be determined from the information provided.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Listed below are four bond terms followed by a list of definitions. Match the bond terms with their definitions. Each letter is used only once.

Premises
Bond indenture.
Callable bond.
Bond issue costs.
Convertible bond.
Responses
Allows the issuer to pay off the bonds early at a fixed price
Includes underwriting, legal, accounting, registration, and printing fees
Allows the investor to transfer each bond into shares of common stock
A contract between the issuer and the investor

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Bond indenture.
Callable bond.
Bond issue costs.
Convertible bond.

The cash interest payment each period is calculated as the:


A) Face amount times the stated interest rate.
B) Face amount times the market interest rate.
C) Carrying value times the market interest rate.
D) Carrying value times the stated interest rate.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Convertible bonds:


A) provide potential benefits only to the issuer.
B) provide potential benefits only to the investor.
C) provide potential benefits to both the issuer and the investor.
D) provide no potential benefits.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Sun City issues bonds on January 1, 2012 that pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. Portions of the bond amortization schedule appear below: Sun City issues bonds on January 1, 2012 that pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. Portions of the bond amortization schedule appear below:   Required: 1. Were the bonds issued at face amount, a discount, or a premium? 2. What is the original issue price of the bonds? 3. What is the face amount of the bonds? 4. What is the term to maturity in years? 5. What is the stated annual interest rate? 6. What is the market annual interest rate? 7. What is the total cash interest paid over the term to maturity? Required: 1. Were the bonds issued at face amount, a discount, or a premium? 2. What is the original issue price of the bonds? 3. What is the face amount of the bonds? 4. What is the term to maturity in years? 5. What is the stated annual interest rate? 6. What is the market annual interest rate? 7. What is the total cash interest paid over the term to maturity?

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1. Premium.
2. $55,338,768.
3. $50,000,0...

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The advantages of obtaining long-term funds by issuing bonds, rather than issuing additional common stock, include which of the following?


A) Funds are obtained without surrendering ownership control.
B) Interest expense is tax-deductible.
C) The company's default risk decreases.
D) a. and b.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Serial bonds are:


A) bonds backed by collateral.
B) bonds that mature in installments.
C) bonds with greater risk.
D) bonds issued below the face amount.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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The market value of bonds moves in the opposite direction of interest rates.

A) True
B) False

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We can calculate the issue price of a bond as the face amount plus the total periodic interest payments.

A) True
B) False

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The entry to record a monthly payment on an installment note such as a car loan:


A) Increases expense, decreases liabilities, and decreases assets.
B) Increases expense, increases liabilities, and increases assets.
C) Increases expense, decreases liabilities, and increases assets.
D) Increases expense, increases liabilities, and decreases assets.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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