Which of the following trends can be unfavorable from the viewpoint of a bondholder?
a. The issuing company's debt ratio is steadily declining.
b. The issuing company's interest coverage ratio is steadily rising.
c. Market interest rates are steadily rising.
d. The issuing company's net cash flow from operating activities is steadily increasing.
c
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Which type of international organization has government members, but maintains an independent status as well?
A. dual B. private sector C. nongovernmental D. transnational hybrid
A purchase of foreign goods from the U.S. (requiring importing) will be recorded in the BOP as
A. a debit in the current account. B. a liability in the foreign transfer account. C. an asset in the current account. D. no record, because the purchase is made in the U.S.
Bell Brothers has $3,000,000 in sales. Its fixed costs are estimated to be $100,000, and its variable costs are equal to fifty cents for every dollar of sales. The company has $1,000,000 in debt outstanding at a before-tax cost of 10 percent. If Bell Brothers' sales were to increase by 20 percent, how much of a percentage increase can one expect in the company's net income??
A. ?15.66% B. ?18.33% C. ?19.24% D. ?21.50% E. ?23.08%
After initial control chart construction, the second step to continue statistical monitoring of a process is?
a. Collect samples of size four or five periodically b. Plot sample means and ranges on the control charts c. If the process trends out of control, investigate the causes and eliminate assignable variations d. Ensuring that the process is in control before beginning statistical monitoring