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Chapter 11 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amortization | periodic transfer of the cost of an intangible asset to expense or of a bond discount to interest expense |
| annuity | series of equal cash receipts spaced equally in time |
| bond | form of interest-bearing note used by corporations to borrow on a long-term basis |
| bond indenture | underlying contract between the company issuing bonds and the bondholders |
| carrying amount | face amount of the bonds less any unamortized discount or plus any unamortized premium. |
| contract rate | interest rate to be paid on the face amount of a bond as specified in the bond indenture |
| discount | excess of the face amount of bonds over their issue price or the excess of the par value of stock over its issue price |
| effective interest rate method | method of amortizing a bond discount or premium that provides for a constant rate of interest over the life of the bonds |
| effective rate of interest | market rate of interest at the time bonds are issued |
| face amount | amount specified on the face of a bond |
| future value | value of an asset or cash at a specified date in the future that is equivalent in value to a specified sum today. |
| market rate of interest | rate determined from sales and purchases of similar bonds |
| premium | excess of the issue price of bonds over their face amount |
| present value | value of an asset or cash at present that is equivalent in value to a specified sum in the future |
| present value of an annuity | amount of cash needed today to yield a series of equal net cash flows at fixed time intervals in the future |
| straight line method of amortization | method of amortizing a bond discount or premium that provides for equal amounts of discount to be written off to interest expense each period. |
| times interest earned | ratio that assesses the risk that bondholders will not receive their interest payments =DIVIDE (income before income tax expense + interest expense) / (interest expense) |