Corporate Finance
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ISBN: 9781259918940
Author: Ross, Stephen A.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 8, Problem 15CQ
Bonds as Equity The 100-year bonds we discussed in the chapter have something in common with junk bonds. Critics charge that, in both cases, the issuers are really selling equity in disguise. What are the issues here? Why would a company want to sell “equity in disguise”?
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Identify the following as either an advantage or a disadvantage of bond financing for a company.
a. Bonds do not affect owner control.
b. A company earns a lower return with borrowed funds than it pays in interest.
c. A company earns a higher return with borrowed funds than it pays in interest.
d. Bonds require payment of periodic interest.
e. Interest on bonds is tax deductible.
f. Bonds require payment of par value at maturity.
Which of the following is a disadvantage to a corporation issuing bonds?
Group of answer choices
A)The required interest payment must be met each period.
B)The liquid nature of the bonds makes them attractive to investors who may not want to hold them to maturity.
c)The large principal payment due at maturity.
d)Both the first and third answers above are both disadvantages.
e)The first, second and third answers above are all disadvantages.
Chapter 8 Solutions
Corporate Finance
Ch. 8 - Prob. 1CQCh. 8 - Prob. 2CQCh. 8 - Prob. 3CQCh. 8 - Yield to Maturity Treasury bid and ask quotes are...Ch. 8 - Coupon Rate How does a bond issuer decide on the...Ch. 8 - Real and Nominal Returns Are there any...Ch. 8 - Prob. 7CQCh. 8 - Prob. 8CQCh. 8 - Term Structure What is the difference between the...Ch. 8 - Crossover Bonds Looking back at the crossover...
Ch. 8 - Municipal Bonds Why is it that municipal bonds are...Ch. 8 - Prob. 12CQCh. 8 - Treasury Market Take a look back at Figure 8.4....Ch. 8 - Prob. 14CQCh. 8 - Bonds as Equity The 100-year bonds we discussed in...Ch. 8 - Bond Prices versus Yields a. What is the...Ch. 8 - Interest Rate Risk All else being the same, which...Ch. 8 - Prob. 1QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 2QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 3QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 4QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 5QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 6QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 7QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 8QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 9QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 10QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 11QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 12QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 13QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 14QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 15QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 16QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 17QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 18QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 19QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 20QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 21QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 22QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 23QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 24QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 25QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 26QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 27QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 28QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 29QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 30QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 31QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 32QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 33QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 34QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 35QAPCh. 8 - Prob. 1MCCh. 8 - Prob. 3MCCh. 8 - Prob. 5MCCh. 8 - Prob. 6MCCh. 8 - Prob. 7MC
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