The Code Provides an Exception to the Executory Promise Rule

question 69

Multiple Choice

The Code provides an exception to the executory promise rule in:

• A)the giving of a negotiable instrument.
• B)the making of an irrevocable obligation to a third party.
• C)the lack of notice.
• D)Both (a) and (b) are correct.

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Definitions:

Yield Curve

A graph that shows the relationship between interest rates and the time to maturity of debt for a given borrower in a given currency.

Perpetuity

A type of annuity that pays an infinite series of cash flows with no end, often used as a model for valuing stocks.

Interest Rates

The price, expressed as a percentage of the principal, that a lender demands from a borrower for the borrowing of assets.

Frederick Macaulay

An economist known for pioneering the concept of bond duration, which measures the sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rates.