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Match each of the following terms with the appropriate definitions.

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The contract between the bond issuer and the bondholders; it identifies the rights and obligations of the parties.
Bonds that are scheduled for payment on one specified date.
The interest rate that borrowers are willing to pay and that lenders are willing to accept for a particular bond at its risk level.
Bonds with interest coupons attached to their certificates; the bondholders detach the coupons when they mature and present them to a bank or broker for collection.
Bonds that are made payable to whoever holds them; also called unregistered bonds.
An obligation requiring a series of periodic payments to the lender.
Bonds that are backed by the issuer's credit standing.
Bonds that mature at more than one date and are usually paid over a number of periods.
An accounting method that allocates interest expense over the bonds' life in a way that yields a constant rate of interest.
Bonds that can be exchanged by the bondholders for a fixed number shares of the issuing corporation's common stock.
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Serial bonds
Installment note
Unsecured bonds
Market rate
Convertible bonds
Bearer bonds
Term bonds
Bond indenture
Coupon bonds
Effective interest rate method

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The contract between the bond issuer and the bondholders; it identifies the rights and obligations of the parties.
Bonds that are scheduled for payment on one specified date.
The interest rate that borrowers are willing to pay and that lenders are willing to accept for a particular bond at its risk level.
Bonds with interest coupons attached to their certificates; the bondholders detach the coupons when they mature and present them to a bank or broker for collection.
Bonds that are made payable to whoever holds them; also called unregistered bonds.
An obligation requiring a series of periodic payments to the lender.
Bonds that are backed by the issuer's credit standing.
Bonds that mature at more than one date and are usually paid over a number of periods.
An accounting method that allocates interest expense over the bonds' life in a way that yields a constant rate of interest.
Bonds that can be exchanged by the bondholders for a fixed number shares of the issuing corporation's common stock.

Two common ways of retiring bonds before maturity are to (1)exercise a call option or (2)purchase them on the open market.

A) True
B) False

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Bonds that have an option exercisable by the issuer to retire them at a stated dollar amount prior to maturity are known as:


A) Convertible bonds.
B) Sinking fund bonds.
C) Callable bonds.
D) Serial bonds.
E) Junk bonds.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Callable bonds reduce the bondholder's risk by requiring the issuer to create a sinking fund of assets set aside at specified amounts and dates to repay the bonds at maturity.

A) True
B) False

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A pension plan:


A) Is a contractual agreement between an employer and its employees in which the employer provides benefits to employees after they retire.
B) Can be underfunded if the accumulated benefit obligation is more than the plan assets.
C) Can include a plan administrator who receives payments from the employer, invests them in pension assets, and makes benefit payments to pension recipients.
D) Can be a defined benefit plan in which future benefits are set, but the employer's contributions vary depending on assumptions about future pension assets and liabilities.
E) All of the choices are correct.

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

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On January 1,a company issues bonds dated January 1 with a par value of $300,000.The bonds mature in 5 years.The contract rate is 9%,and interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31.The market rate is 8% and the bonds are sold for $312,177.The journal entry to record the first interest payment using the effective interest method of amortization is:


A) Debit Interest Expense $12,487.08; debit Premium on Bonds Payable $1,012.92; credit Cash $13,500.00.
B) Debit Interest Payable $13,500; credit Cash $13,500.00.
C) Debit Interest Expense $12,487.08; debit Discount on Bonds Payable $1,012.92; credit Cash $13,500.00.
D) Debit Interest Expense $14,717.70; credit Premium on Bonds Payable $1,217.70; credit Cash $13,500.00.
E) Debit Interest Expense $12,282.30; debit Premium on Bonds Payable $1,217.70; credit Cash $13,500.00.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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On January 1,$300,000 of par value bonds with a carrying value of $310,000 is converted to 50,000 shares of $5 par value common stock.The entry to record the conversion of the bonds includes all of the following entries except:


A) Debit to Bonds Payable $310,000.
B) Debit to Premium on Bonds Payable $10,000.
C) Credit to Common Stock $250,000.
D) Credit to Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par Value, Common Stock $60,000.
E) Debit to Bonds Payable $300,000.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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A company has bonds outstanding with a par value of $100,000.The unamortized discount on these bonds is $4,500.The company retired these bonds by buying them on the open market at 97.What is the gain or loss on this retirement?


A) $0 gain or loss.
B) $1,500 gain.
C) $1,500 loss.
D) $3,000 gain.
E) $3,000 loss.

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

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On January 1 of Year 1,Drum Line Airways issued $3,500,000 of par value bonds for $3,200,000.The bonds pay interest semiannually on January 1 and July 1.The contract rate of interest is 7% while the market rate of interest for similar bonds is 8%.The bond premium or discount is being amortized at a rate of $10,000 every six months. The amount of interest expense recognized by Drum Line Airways on the bond issue in Year 1 would be:


A) $132,500.
B) $225,000.
C) $265,000.
D) $245,000.
E) $280,000.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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A company issued 10-year,9% bonds with a par value of $500,000 when the market rate was 9.5%.The company received $484,087 in cash proceeds.Using the straight-line method,prepare the issuer's journal entry to record the first semiannual interest payment and the amortization of any bond discount or premium.

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blured image Cash payment: $500,000 * 9% *...

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A lessee has substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership in an operating lease.

A) True
B) False

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Collateral from unsecured loans may be sold to offset the loan obligation if the loan is in default.

A) True
B) False

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Mortgage contracts grant the lender the right to be paid from the cash proceeds of the sale of a borrower's assets identified in the mortgage.

A) True
B) False

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A company issued 9.2%,10-year bonds with a par value of $100,000.Interest is paid semiannually.The market interest rate on the issue date was 10%,and the issuer received $95,016 cash for the bonds.On the first semiannual interest date,what amount of cash should be paid to the holders of these bonds for interest?

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$100,000 *...

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On January 1,a company issues bonds with a par value of $300,000.The bonds mature in 5 years,and pay 8% annual interest,payable each June 30 and December 31.On the issue date,the market rate of interest for the bonds is 10%.Compute the price of the bonds on their issue date.The following information is taken from present value tables: On January 1,a company issues bonds with a par value of $300,000.The bonds mature in 5 years,and pay 8% annual interest,payable each June 30 and December 31.On the issue date,the market rate of interest for the bonds is 10%.Compute the price of the bonds on their issue date.The following information is taken from present value tables:

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The party that has the right to exercise the call option on callable bonds is(are) :


A) The bondholders.
B) The bond issuer.
C) The bond indenture.
D) The bond trustee.
E) The bond underwriter.

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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The _________________________ method of amortizing a bond discount allocates an equal portion of the total bond interest expense to each interest period.

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An advantage of bond financing is that issuing bonds does not affect owner control.

A) True
B) False

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Mortgage bonds are backed only by the good faith and credit of the issuing company.

A) True
B) False

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Bonds owned by investors whose names and addresses are recorded by the issuing company,and for which interest payments are made with checks or cash transfers to the bondholders,are called:


A) Callable bonds.
B) Serial bonds.
C) Registered bonds.
D) Coupon bonds.
E) Bearer bonds.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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