Which of the Following Statements Regarding Bonds and Their Terms

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding bonds and their terms is FALSE?

• A) Bonds are securities sold by governments and corporations to raise money from investors today in exchange for a promised future payment.
• B) By convention, the coupon rate is expressed as an effective annual rate.
• C) Bonds typically make two types of payments to their holders.
• D) The time remaining until the repayment date is known as the term of the bond.

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Definitions:

Debit Memo

A document issued to adjust downwards the amount of money owed to a business by a customer or another business.

Journal Entries

Entries made in a journal documenting every financial transaction of a business and used as the first step in the accounting cycle.

Outstanding Checks

Checks that have been written and recorded in the payer's accounting records but have not yet been cashed or deposited by the payee.

Petty Cash

A modest sum of money maintained in reserve for small, unplanned costs.