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Payments on installment notes normally include accrued interest plus a portion of the principal amount borrowed.

A) True
B) False

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A lessee has substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership in an operating lease.

A) True
B) False

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The effective interest amortization method:


A) Allocates bond interest expense over the bond's life using a constant interest rate.
B) Allocates bond interest expense over the bond's life using a changing interest rate.
C) Allocates bond interest expense using the current market rate for each interest period.
D) Allocates a decreasing amount of interest over the life of a discounted bond.
E) Is not allowed by the FASB.

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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A company issued 10-year, 7% bonds with a par value of $100,000. The company received $96,526 for the bonds. Using the straight-line method, the amount of interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:


A) $7,347.40.
B) $3,500.00.
C) $3,673.70.
D) $7,000.00.
E) $3,326.00.

F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

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Chang Industries has bonds outstanding with a par value of $200,000 and a carrying value of $203,000. If the company calls these bonds at a price of $201,000, the gain or loss on retirement is:


A) $1,000 loss.
B) $3,000 gain.
C) $2,000 loss.
D) $2,000 gain.
E) $1,000 gain.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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On January 1, Year 1, Stratton Company borrowed $100,000 on a 10-year, 7% installment note payable. The terms of the note require Stratton to pay 10 equal payments of $14,238 each December 31 for 10 years. The required general journal entry to record the first payment on the note on December 31, Year 1 is:


A) Debit Notes Payable $10,000; debit Interest Expense $4,238; credit Cash $14,238.
B) Debit Notes Payable $10,000; debit Interest Expense $7,000; credit Cash $17,000.
C) Debit Notes Payable $14,238; credit Cash $14,238.
D) Debit Interest Expense $7,000; debit Notes Payable $7,238; credit Cash $14,238.
E) Debit Notes Payable $7,000; debit Interest Expense $7,238; credit Cash $14,238.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

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The party that has the right to exercise a call option on callable bonds is:


A) The bondholder.
B) The bond indenture.
C) The bond trustee.
D) The bond issuer.
E) The bond underwriter.

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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An installment note is an obligation of the issuing company that requires a series of periodic payments to the lender.

A) True
B) False

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The debt-to-equity ratio enables financial statement users to assess the risk of a company's financing structure.

A) True
B) False

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The market value (issue price)of a bond is equal to the present value of all future cash payments provided by the bond.

A) True
B) False

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The present value of an annuity is equal to the sum of the individual future values for each payment.

A) True
B) False

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A bond with a par value of $1,000 trading at 97½ sells for a premium.

A) True
B) False

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On January 1 of Year 1, Congo Express Airways issued $3,500,000 of 7% bonds that pay interest semiannually on January 1 and July 1. The bond issue price is $3,197,389 and the market rate of interest for similar bonds is 8%. The bond premium or discount is being amortized at a rate of $10,087 every six months.After accruing interest at year end, the company's December 31, Year 1 balance sheet should reflect total liabilities associated with the bond issue in the amount of:


A) $3,780,000.
B) $3,782,437.
C) $3,340,063.
D) $3,217,563.
E) $3,902,500.

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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A company issued 5-year, 7% bonds with a par value of $100,000. The market rate when the bonds were issued was 6.5%. The company received $102,105 cash for the bonds. Using the effective interest method, the amount of recorded interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:


A) $7,000.00.
B) $1,750.00.
C) $3,318.41.
D) $6,573.90.
E) $3,500.00.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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C

Bonds owned by investors whose names and addresses are recorded by the issuing company, and for which interest payments are made with checks or cash transfers to the bondholders, are called:


A) Coupon bonds.
B) Registered bonds.
C) Callable bonds.
D) Bearer bonds.
E) Serial bonds.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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B

On January 1, a company issued a $500,000, 10%, 8-year bond payable, and received proceeds of $473,845. Interest is payable each June 30 and December 31. The company uses the straight-line method to amortize the discount. The amount of discount amortized each period is $1,634.69.

A) True
B) False

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A 10-year bond issue with a $100,000 par value, 8% annual contract rate, with interest payable semiannually means that the issuer must repay $100,000 at the end of 10 years and make 20 semiannual interest payments of $4,000 each.

A) True
B) False

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A company's ability to issue unsecured debt depends on its credit standing.

A) True
B) False

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True

A particular feature of callable bonds is that they reduce the bondholder's risk by requiring the issuer to create a sinking fund of assets set aside at specified amounts and dates to repay the bonds at maturity.

A) True
B) False

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Operating leases are long-term or noncancelable leases in which the lessor transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

A) True
B) False

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