Bonds Whose Indentures Contain a Provision Which Gives the Issuing

question 104

Multiple Choice

Bonds whose indentures contain a provision which gives the issuing company the option to retire portions of the bond issue before maturity if it so desires, but the provision does not require the company to do so are called _____ bonds.

• A)callable
• B)refunded
• C)sinking fund
• D)serial
• E)convertible

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Definitions:

Membrane Potentials

The electrical potential difference across a cell's plasma membrane, critical for the propagation of nerve impulses and muscle contraction.

Albumin

A type of protein in the blood plasma responsible for maintaining osmotic pressure in the blood vessels and transporting substances.

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Proteins found in blood plasma that perform many roles, including clotting, defense against disease, and transport of substances.

Osmosis

The spontaneous movement of solvent molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from a region of low solute concentration to a region of high solute concentration to equalize the concentrations on both sides of the membrane.