Personal Finance, 6e (Madura) Chapter 16 Investing in Bonds

Personal Finance, 6e (Madura) Chapter 16 Investing in Bonds

16.1 Background on Bonds

1) Bonds are equity investments issued by corporations or government agencies. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Question Status: Previous edition

2) A bond's par value or face value is the amount the investor will get paid when the bond matures. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Question Status: Revised

3) Generally, bonds have maturities between 10 and 30 years and pay interest annually. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Question Status: Previous edition

4) If you want to receive periodic income from your investments, you should consider investing in bonds rather than stocks. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Question Status: Previous edition

5) A call feature on bonds allows the issuer to buy back the bonds from investors before the maturity date. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Question Status: Previous edition

6) Bonds that have a call feature are less desirable to investors and therefore pay a slightly higher rate than bonds without this feature. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Question Status: Previous edition

7) Bonds are issued with a callable feature when the issuers expect interest rates to rise. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Question Status: Previous edition

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8) A convertible bond allows the investor to exchange that bond for another issue of bonds within the convertible period. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Question Status: Previous edition

9) A bond's yield to maturity is the annualized percentage return of both interest and capital gains or losses if the bond were held until it matured. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Question Status: Previous edition

10) Because convertibility is a desirable feature for investors, convertible bonds tend to offer a higher return than nonconvertible bonds. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Question Status: Revised

11) When a bond has a par or face value of $1,000 and a 6% coupon rate, the semiannual payment would be $60. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Question Status: Revised

12) During their lifetime, bonds can be sold for more or less than their face value depending on the demand for these particular bonds. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Question Status: Previous edition

13) An advantage to owning bonds is that investors can sell them to other investors in the primary market before the bonds reach maturity. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Question Status: Previous edition

14) The ________ is the amount returned to the investor at the maturity date when the bond is due. A) principal B) interest gain C) capital gain D) terminal value Answer: A Diff: 2 Question Status: Previous edition

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15) Which of the following is not always a true statement? A) The par value of a bond is its face value. B) The par value of a bond is its market value. C) The par value of a bond will be paid to the bondholder at maturity. D) The par value multiplied by the coupon rate equals the interest paid to investors annually. Answer: B Diff: 1 Question Status: Revised

16) Bonds usually pay interest A) annually. B) semiannually. C) quarterly. D) monthly. Answer: B Diff: 2 Question Status: Revised

17) You should consider investing in bonds rather than stock if you A) are willing to take more risk. B) wish to receive income from your investment. C) are willing to tie up your investment for a long period. D) think interest rates will increase significantly in the near future. Answer: B Diff: 1 Question Status: Previous edition

18) Which of the following is not a reason investors purchase bonds? A) Conservative investment B) Pay periodic income C) May be convertible D) Have high risk and return Answer: D Diff: 1 Question Status: Previous edition

19) Investors purchase corporate bonds because A) they are a risk-free investment. B) they pay interest income. C) they pay dividends. D) the returns are higher than the returns from stocks. Answer: B Diff: 1 Question Status: Revised

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20) All of the following may be a feature of a bond, except A) convertible. B) dividends. C) tax-free. D) callable. Answer: B Diff: 1 Question Status: Revised

21) Investing in bonds gives you the possibility of all of the following except A) having a capital gain. B) losing your investment if the company goes bankrupt. C) receiving dividends. D) receiving the face value at maturity. Answer: C Diff: 1 Question Status: Previous edition

22) Investors are willing to purchase bonds with a call feature only if the bonds offer a(n) A) slightly lower return than similar bonds without a call feature. B) slightly higher number of shares of the issuer's stock. C) slightly higher return than similar bonds without a call feature. D) extraordinary return similar to an IPO. Answer: C Diff: 2 Question Status: Previous edition

23) A ________ feature on a bond allows the issuer to buy back the bond from the investor before maturity. A) convertible B) dividend C) call D) recall Answer: C Diff: 1 Question Status: Previous edition

24) Which of the following features of a bond could result in the company never paying out cash to redeem the bonds? A) Par value B) Call feature C) Convertibility D) Yield to maturity Answer: C Diff: 2 Question Status: Previous edition

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25) If a company anticipates a substantial decline in interest rates in the future, which of the following is it likely to include in a bond? A) Par value B) Call feature C) Convertibility D) Reverse dividend Answer: B Diff: 1 Question Status: Revised

26) Callable bonds are issued when interest rates are expected to A) stay the same. B) decline. C) rise. D) None of the above. Answer: B Diff: 1 Question Status: Previous edition

27) Bonds that may be exchanged for common stock when the stock reaches a specified price are called A) options. B) convertible bonds. C) callable bonds. D) stock bonds. Answer: B Diff: 1 Question Status: Revised

28) Convertible bonds tend to offer a(n) ________ return than nonconvertible bonds. A) higher B) lower C) similar D) indexed Answer: B Diff: 1 Question Status: Revised

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