What is the purpose of serial repayments and sinking funds? (LO16-1)

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The purpose of serial payments is to make payments in installments, whereas sinking funds keep aside the funds to retire the debts.

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Retirement of bonds

Retirement of bonds refers to the stage where the corporations repay their bondholders when they reachmaturity date.

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Purpose of serial repayments and sinking funds

The primary purpose of serial repayments is to make payments in installments to the bondholders over the life of the issue.

In contrast, the debts are retired under sinking funds through semiannual or annual contributions made by the corporations into a fund formed explicitly for debt retirement.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

The trustee in the bankruptcy settlement for Titanic Boat Co. lists the following book values and liquidation values for the assets of the corporation. Liabilities and stockholders’ claims are also shown.

Assets

Book value

Liquidation value

Accounts receivables

\(1,400,000

\)1,200,000

Inventory

\(1,800,000

\)900,000

Machinery and equipment

\(1,100,000

\)600,000

Building and plant

\(4,200,000

\)2,500,000

Total assets

\(8,500,000

\)5,200,000

Liabilities and stockholder’s claims

Liabilities

Accounts payable

\(2,800,000

First lien, secured by machinery and equipment

\)900,000

Senior unsecured debt

\(2,200,000

Subordinated debenture

\)1,700,000

Total liabilities

\(7,600,000

Stockholder’s claims

Preferred stock

\)250,000

Common stock

\(650,000

Total stockholder’s claims

\)900,000

Total liabilities and stockholder’s claims

$8,500,000

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