Answer:
a. A Ba1 corporate bond <u>2 (not investment grade)</u>
b. A ten-year BBB- corporate bond with a YTM of 7% <u>3 (medium risk but still investment grade)</u>
c. A secured loan from Argosy Gaming, which is a B- rated firm <u>4 (less risky since it is backed by a collateral)</u>
d. A senior subordinated bond from Argosy Gaming <u>1 (highest risk)</u>
Explanation:
There are two major bond rating agencies in the US: Moody's and Standard & Poor's.
Their rankings are very similar, although the letters vary a little:
AAA: safest
AA: low risk
A: low risk
BBB: medium risk
BB: a little bit more riskier
B: risky
CCC: very high risk
CC: even riskier
C: riskiest
D: junk, in default
Answer:
Explanation:
The journal entry is shown below:
Interest expense A/c Dr $3,000
To Interest payable A/c $3,000
(Being interest is recorded)
The computation of the interest expense is shown below:
= Principal × rate of interest × number of months ÷ total number of months in a year
= $125,000 × 6% × (4 months ÷ 12 months)
= $2,500
The four-month is calculated from the September 1 to December 31
Answer:
The answer is: Stock markets reflect all available information about the value of stocks
Explanation:
Efficient market hypothesis (EMH) is an investment theory about stock markets where the price of stocks is always the fair market value of the stocks. It argues that it is impossible for someone to determine when stocks are either undervalued or overvalued. So all the technical and fundamental analysis techniques are useless.