A Firm Has an Issue of $1,000 Par Value Bonds

question 192

Multiple Choice

A firm has an issue of $1,000 par value bonds with a 12 percent stated interest rate outstanding. The issue pays interest annually and has 10 years remaining to its maturity date. If bonds of similar risk are currently earning 8 percent, the firm's bond will sell for ________ today.

• A) $1,000
• B) $805.20
• C) $851.50
• D) $1,268.20

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Definitions:

Purely Competitive Firm

A firm that operates in a perfectly competitive market, where there are many buyers and sellers, the product is homogeneous, and there is free entry and exit in the market.

Output Level

The total quantity of goods or services produced by a firm or industry at a given time.

Monopolistic Competition

A market configuration where numerous companies offer products that are alike but not the same, resulting in competitiveness centered on aspects other than price.

Pure Competition

A market structure characterized by an extremely large number of sellers, none of which can influence market price or terms for exchange.