Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259864230
Author: PHILLIPS, Fred, Libby, Robert, Patricia A.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 11, Problem 3Q
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To explain: The reason behind the proposal given by Company GM and to identify the reason behind the rejection of proposal by the bondholders.
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46. One of the points below is the most accurate?a. After a company files for bankruptcy, the administrator liquidates it, using the money to compensate bondholders, overdue salaries, royalties, and legal fees.b. Where the price of the bond approaches the sinking fund call price, a company with a sinking fund payout due will typically opt to purchase back bonds on the open market.c. Income bonds incur dividends only after the amount of interest received by the corporation is directly earned. As a result, these securities cannot default a corporation, making them better for investors than traditional bonds.d. One drawback to zero coupon bonds being that the tax gains from selling securities are not realised before the bonds maturity.e. Callable bonds should have a lower yield to maturity than noncallable bonds, assuming all other factors remain stable.
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. One disadvantage of zero coupon bonds is that the issuing firm cannot realize any tax savings from the use of debt until the bonds mature.
b. Income bonds must pay interest only if the company earns the interest. Thus, these securities cannot bankrupt a company prior to their maturity, and this makes them safer to the issuing corporation than "regular" bonds.
c. Once a firm declares bankruptcy, it must be liquidated by the trustee, who uses the proceeds to pay bondholders, unpaid wages, taxes, and legal fees.
d. Other things held constant, a callable bond should have a lower yield to maturity than a noncallable bond.
e. A firm with a sinking fund that gives it the choice of calling the required bonds at par or buying the bonds in the open market would generally choose the open market purchase if the coupon rate exceeded the going interest rate.
52. Which of the following statements is incorrect?a. Firms will often voluntarily enter bankruptcy before they are forcedinto bankruptcy by their creditors.b. An indenture is a bond that is less risky than a subordinateddebenture.c. When a firm files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it may attempt torestructure its existing debt by changing (subject to creditorapproval) the interest payments, maturity, and/or principal amount.d. All else equal, mortgage bonds are less risky than debentures becausemortgage bonds provide investors with a lien (that is, a claim)against specific property.e. A company’s bond rating is affected by financial performance andprovisions in the bond contract.
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Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
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