The Required Return on a Bond Is Likely to Differ

question 66

True/False

The required return on a bond is likely to differ from the stated interest rate for either of two reasons: 1) economic conditions have changed, causing a shift in the basic cost of long-term funds, or 2) the firm's risk has changed.

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Definitions:

Discounted Cash Flows

A valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its future cash flows, adjusted for the time value of money.

Average Accounting Return

A financial ratio that represents the average annual income as a percentage of the initial investment, used in capital budgeting to estimate the profitability of potential investments.

Expected Profit

The anticipated return from an investment or business activity, considering probabilities of various outcomes.

Straight-Line Depreciation

A technique for computing an asset's depreciation that presumes the asset depreciates by a consistent amount annually throughout its expected lifespan.