Which of the following is not a common restrictive covenant included in bond indentures to reduce risk to the investor?
a Restrictions on increases in executive salaries
b Restrictions on additional borrowing activities
c Requirements that the names and addresses of the bondholders be registered with the bond issuer
d Limitations on the payment of dividends
Which of the following statements is true regarding the straightline method of amortizing discounts and premiums on bonds?
a It assigns variable amounts of interest over the term of the liability.
b It uses compound interest principles.
c It assigns the same amount of interest to each interest period over the life of the bond.
d It accurately reports the amount of interest expense incurred during each interest period.
The timesinterestearned ratio is calculated by which of the following?
a Total assets divided by interest expense.
b Net income divided by interest expense.
c Earnings before interest and taxes divided by interest expense.
d None of these answer choices are correct.
Which of the following correctly describes an installment note?
Multiple Choice
a An installment note requires equal interest payments with the entire principal balance paid at maturity.
b An installment note requires equal payments of interest and principal in which the amount of interest decreases over the life of the note.
c An installment note requires equal payments of interest and principal in which the amount of interest increases over the life of the note.
d The installment note requires decreasing payments of interest and principal in which the amount of interest remains constant over the life of the note.
A restrictive covenant may
a restrict additional borrowing.
b limit dividend payments.
c restrict salary increases.
d All of these choices are common covenant restrictions.