Bonds That Can Be Redeemed at Par at the Option

question 129

Multiple Choice

Bonds that can be redeemed at par at the option of their holders either at specific date after the date of issue and every 1 to 5 years thereafter or when and if the firm takes specified actions such as being acquired, acquiring another company, or issuing a large amount of additional debt are called ________.

• A) zero coupon bonds
• B) junk bonds
• C) floating-rate bonds
• D) putable bonds

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Definitions:

Elastic Demand

A demand situation where the percentage change in the quantity demanded of a good or service is greater than the percentage change in its price.

Inelastic Demand

Product or resource demand for which the price elasticity of demand is less than 1, so that any given percentage change in price leads to a smaller percentage change in quantity demanded. As a result, quantity demanded is relatively insensitive to (inelastic with respect to) price.

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