The Effective-Interest Method of Amortizing Bond Premiums

question 79

Multiple Choice

The effective-interest method of amortizing bond premiums

• A) is too complicated for practical use.
• B) uses a constant rate of interest.
• C) is another name for the straight-line method.
• D) is needed to determine the amount of cash to be paid to bondholders at each interest date.

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