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On January 1, a company issues 8%, 5-year, $300,000 bonds that pay interest semiannually. On the issue date, the annual market rate of interest is 6%. The following information is taken from present value tables: Present value of an annuity for 10 periods at 3% 3 \% \quad\quad 8.5302 Present value of an annuity for 10 periods at 4% 4 \% Present value of 1 due in 10 periods at 3% 3 \% \quad\quad\quad\quad 0.7441 Present value of 1 due in 10 periods at 4% 4 \% \quad\quad\quad\quad 0.6756 What is the issue (selling) price of the bond?


A) $402,362
B) $300,010
C) $420,000
D) $308,107
E) $325,592

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All of the following statements regarding leases are true except:


A) For a capital lease the lessee records the leased item as its own asset.
B) For an operating lease the lessee reports the lease payments as rental expense.
C) For a capital lease the lessee depreciates the asset acquired under the lease, but for an operating lease the lessee does not.
D) Capital leases create a long-term liability on the balance sheet, but operating leases do not.
E) Capital leases do not transfer ownership of the asset under the lease, but operating leases often do.

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When the contract rate of a bond is greater than the market rate on the date of issuance, the bond sells at a discount.

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Secured bonds:


A) Are backed by the issuer's bank.
B) Are called debentures.
C) Are the same as sinking fund bonds.
D) Have specific assets of the issuing company pledged as collateral.
E) Are subordinated to those of other unsecured liabilities.

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On August 1, a $30,000, 6%, 3-year installment note payable is issued by a company. The note requires equal payments of principal plus accrued interest be paid each year on July 31. The present value of an annuity factor for 3 years at 6% is 2.6730. The present value of a single sum factor for 3 years at 6% is 0.8396. The payment each July 31 will be:


A) $80,190,00.
B) $10,000.00.
C) $10,400.00.
D) $11,223.34.
E) $1,223.34.

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Clabber Company has bonds outstanding with a par value of $100,000 and a carrying value of $97,300. If the company calls these bonds at a price of $95,000, the gain or loss on retirement is:


A) $2,700 loss.
B) $2,300 loss.
C) $2,300 gain.
D) $5,000 loss.
E) $2,700 gain.

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Indenture refers to a bond's legal contract; debenture refers to an unsecured bond.

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Seedly Corporation's most recent balance sheet reports total assets of $35,000,000 and total liabilities of $17,500,000. Management is considering issuing $5,000,000 of par value bonds (at par) with a maturity date of ten years and a contract rate of 7%. What effect, if any, would issuing the bonds have on the company's debt-to-equity ratio?


A) Issuing the bonds would cause the firm's debt-to-equity ratio to remain unchanged.
B) Issuing the bonds would cause the firm's debt-to-equity ratio to improve from 1.0 to 1.3.
C) Issuing the bonds would cause the firm's debt-to-equity ratio to worsen from .5 to .8.
D) Issuing the bonds would cause the firm's debt-to-equity ratio to improve from .5 to .8.
E) Issuing the bonds would cause the firm's debt-to-equity ratio to worsen from 1.0 to 1.3.

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A company purchased equipment and signed a 7-year installment loan at 9% annual interest. The annual payments equal $9,000. The present value of an annuity factor for 7 years at 9% is 5.0330.The present value of a single sum factor for 7 years at 9% is 0.5470. The present value of the loan is:


A) $4,923.
B) $63,000.
C) $9,000.
D) $45,297.
E) $16,453.

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The Discount on Bonds Payable account is:


A) A contra expense.
B) A contra liability.
C) A contra equity.
D) A liability.
E) An expense.

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The factor for the present value of an annuity at 8% for 10 years is 6.7101. This implies that an annuity of ten $15,000 payments at 8% yields a present value of $2,235.

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The carrying (book)value of a bond payable is the par value of the bonds plus any discount or minus any premium.

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A contract pledging title to assets as security for a note or bond is known as a(an) :


A) Mortgage.
B) Lease.
C) Sinking fund.
D) Indenture.
E) Equity.

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When a bond sells at a premium:


A) The contract rate is below the market rate.
B) The bond pays no interest.
C) The contract rate is above the market rate.
D) It means that the bond is a zero coupon bond.
E) The contract rate is equal to the market rate.

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When the contract rate on a bond issue is less than the market rate, the bonds sell at a discount.

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Bonds that give the issuer an option of retiring them before they mature are:


A) Registered bonds.
B) Sinking fund bonds.
C) Serial bonds.
D) Callable bonds.
E) Debentures.

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Premium on Bonds Payable is an adjunct liability account, as it increases the carrying value of the bond.

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On January 1, a company issues bonds dated January 1 with a par value of $200,000. The bonds mature in 3 years. The contract rate is 4%, and interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31. The market rate is 5%. Using the present value factors below, the issue (selling) price of the bonds is:  Present Value of an n=i= Annuity  Present value of $134.0%2.77510.889062.0%5.60140.888035.0%2.72320.863862.5%5.50810.8623\begin{array}{llll}&&\text { Present Value of an }\\n=&i=&\text { Annuity }&\text { Present value of } \mathbb{\$1}\\3 & 4.0 \% & 2.7751 & 0.8890 \\6 & 2.0 \% & 5.6014 & 0.8880 \\3 & 5.0 \% & 2.7232 & 0.8638 \\6 & 2.5 \% & 5.5081 & 0.8623\end{array}


A) $172,460.
B) $194,492.
C) $22,032.
D) $205,607.
E) $200,000.

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Compounded means that interest during a second period is based on the total amount borrowed plus the interest accrued in the first period.

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A bond sells at a discount when the:


A) Contract rate is equal to the market rate.
B) Bond pays interest only once a year.
C) Contract rate is above the market rate.
D) Contract rate is below the market rate.
E) Bond has a short-term life.

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