Financial Management and Accounting for Bonds Quiz

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What is the term used to describe the interest rate stated on a bond when it is issued?

Coupon rate

Market rate

Yield to maturity

Discount rate

Which of the following is a characteristic of a premium bond?

Its coupon rate is lower than the market rate.

Its coupon rate is higher than the market rate.

Its coupon rate equals the market rate.

Its face value is less than its par value.

Which of the following is NOT a type of bond yield?

Coupon yield

Current yield

Yield to maturity

Nominal yield

What is the term used to describe the process of converting a bond's future cash flows into their present value?

Amortization

Discounting

Accumulation

Appreciation

Which of the following is NOT a credit rating agency that evaluates bond issuers?

Standard & Poor's

Moody's Investors Service

Fitch Ratings

Bureau of Labor Statistics

What does the term 'par value' represent in bond accounting?

The price at which the bond is issued to the market.

The face value of the bond.

The value of the bond on the secondary market.

The yield to maturity of the bond.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between bond prices and interest rates?

Bond prices and interest rates have a direct relationship.

Bond prices and interest rates have an inverse relationship.

Bond prices and interest rates have no relationship.

Bond prices and interest rates are unrelated.

What is the formula to calculate the yield to maturity of a bond?

YTM = (Annual interest payment / Current market price) x 100%

YTM = (Face value - Current market price) / Number of years to maturity

YTM = (Annual interest payment + Face value) / Current market price

YTM = (Annual interest payment / Face value) x 100%

What does the term 'call provision' mean in bond agreements?

The bond issuer has the right to buy back the bond before maturity.

The bondholder has the right to demand early repayment of the bond.

The bond can only be sold to a specific group of investors.

The bond is issued at a discount to its face value.

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What does the term 'callable bond' mean?

A bond that cannot be redeemed before maturity.

A bond that pays interest only when called upon by the issuer.

A bond that can be converted into shares of stock.

A bond that the issuer can redeem before its maturity date.

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What is the term used to describe the risk associated with changes in interest rates affecting bond prices?

Credit risk

Market risk

Liquidity risk

Interest rate risk

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What is the main difference between a zero-coupon bond and a regular bond?

Zero-coupon bonds have no maturity date.

Zero-coupon bonds pay interest annually.

Zero-coupon bonds pay interest at maturity.

Zero-coupon bonds do not pay periodic interest.

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What is the purpose of using duration as a measure of bond risk?

To measure the bond's sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

To calculate the bond's yield to maturity.

To determine the bond's current market price.

To estimate the bond's coupon payments.

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Which of the following statements is true regarding a bond's duration?

A longer duration implies higher interest rate risk.

A longer duration implies lower interest rate risk.

Duration is not related to interest rate risk.

Duration measures the bond's credit risk.

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What does the term 'maturity date' refer to in bond accounting?

The date when the bond was issued

The date when the bondholder can redeem the bond

The date when the bond issuer can call the bond

The date when the bond reaches its final payment