Non-Current Liabilities
Assessment Questions
AS-1 ( 1 )
Name the typical forms of non-current debt.
A typical and common form of non-current debt is a term loan from a bank. Another form of
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non-current debt is bonds.
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AS-2 ( 1 )
What is a bond?
A bond, also known as a fixed-income security, is a fixed interest financial asset issued by
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governments, companies, banks, public utilities and other large entities. It is a loan from
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private investors as opposed to a term loan, which is from a bank.
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AS-3 ( 4 )
An investor pays $83,333 for a bond, but will receive $100,000 when the bond matures. Has the investor bought the bond at a discount or at a premium?
The investor has bought the bond at a discount. A discount bond is bought below par (face
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value). At maturity the buyer receives the face value of the bond.
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AS-4 ( 3 , 4 )
Bonds can be issued at different prices relative to their face value. Name the three types of bonds relative to face value.
Par – issued at face value
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Discounted – issued at a price less than face value
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Premium – issued at a price more than face value.