A Company Has Bonds Outstanding with a Par Value of $100,000

question 18

Multiple Choice

A company has bonds outstanding with a par value of $100,000. The unamortized discount on these bonds is $4,500. The company retired these bonds by buying them on the open market at 97. What is the gain or loss on this retirement?

• A) $0 gain or loss.
• B) $1,500 gain.
• C) $1,500 loss.
• D) $3,000 gain.
• E) $3,000 loss.

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

The additional income from selling one more unit of a good; sometimes equal to price.

Pure Monopoly

A market structure where a single seller controls the entire supply of a product or service, with no close substitutes available.

Monopolistic Competition

A market structure characterized by many firms selling products that are similar but not identical, leading to some degree of market power in setting prices.

Economies of Scale

A proportionate saving in costs gained by an increased level of production, leading to lower costs per unit as volume increases.