Questions from Accounting Principles

Q: What is the main advantage of issuing bonds instead of issuing shares

What is the main advantage of issuing bonds instead of issuing shares to investors?

Q: What is a bond indenture? What provisions are usually included in

What is a bond indenture? What provisions are usually included in an indenture?

Q: What obligation do issuing corporations have to bondholders?

What obligation do issuing corporations have to bondholders?

Q: Refer to the annual report for Telus presented. Where are the

Refer to the annual report for Telus presented. Where are the details regarding the composition of the $12,256,000 December 31, 2017, balance in long term debt?

Q: What are the contract and market interest rates for bonds?

What are the contract and market interest rates for bonds?

Q: What factors affect the market interest rates for bonds?

What factors affect the market interest rates for bonds?

Q: If you know the par value of bonds, the contract rate

If you know the par value of bonds, the contract rate, and the market interest rate, how can you estimate the market value of the bonds?

Q: Identify the two key categories used to account for non-strategic

Identify the two key categories used to account for non-strategic investments with less than 20% ownership.

Q: Under what circumstances would a company prepare consolidated financial statements?

Under what circumstances would a company prepare consolidated financial statements?

Q: Tara Kim is the new manager of accounting and finance for a

Tara Kim is the new manager of accounting and finance for a medium-sized manufacturing company. Now that the end of the year is approaching, her problem is determining whether and how to describe some...