When convertible debt is retired by the issuer, any material difference between the cash acquisition price and the carrying amount of the debt should be
a. reflected currently in income, but not as an extraordinary item.
b. reflected currently in income as an extraordinary item.
c. treated as a prior period adjustment.
d. treated as an adjustment of additional paid-in capital.
Answer: reflected currently in income, but not as an extraordinary item.
Proceeds from an issue of debt securities having stock warrants should not be allocated between debt and equity features when
a. the market value of the warrants is not readily available.
b. exercise of the warrants within the next few fiscal periods seems remote.
c. the allocation would result in a discount on the debt security.
d. the warrants issued with the debt securities are nondetachable.
Answer: the warrants issued with the debt securities are nondetachable
When a bond issuer offers some form of additional consideration (a "sweetener") to induce conversion, the sweetener is accounted for as a(n)
a. extraordinary item.
b. expense.
c. loss.
d. none of these.
Answer: expense
