Bonds That Have an Option Exercisable by the Issuer to Retire

question 77

Multiple Choice

Bonds that have an option exercisable by the issuer to retire them at a stated dollar amount prior to maturity are known as:

• A) Convertible bonds.
• B) Sinking fund bonds.
• C) Callable bonds.
• D) Serial bonds.
• E) Junk bonds.

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Definitions:

Operating Cash Inflow

Cash generated from a company's primary business operations, excluding non-operational sources like investments or financing.

Capital Budgeting

The process of evaluating and selecting long-term investments that are in line with the goal of maximizing a firm's value through strategic asset allocation.

Straight-Line Depreciation

A depreciation method where an asset's purchase cost is uniformly divided across its usable life, providing an equal expense charge each year.

After-Tax Discount Rate

The interest rate used to discount future cash flows to their present value after accounting for the effects of taxes.