Tag: meaning and features of debentures

Questions Related to meaning and features of debentures

Who is not eligible to be appointed as Debenture Trustee:

  1. A Scheduled Bank

  2. A Public Financial Institution

  3. An Insurance Company

  4. A partnership firm carrying on banking Business


Correct Option: D

Debenture Trustess are to be appointed in case of issue of:

  1. All Debentures

  2. Debentures with maturity of more than $18$ months

  3. Debentures with maturity of lessthan $18$ months

  4. Convertible Debentures


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

No Public Issue/Rights Issue of Debentures shall be made by a company unless it has appointed one or more Debenture Trustees for such debentures whereas under SEBI guidelines, appointment of Debenture Trustees is compulsory only in case of debentures with maturity of 18 months or more.

Consider the following items.
1. Debentures  2. Prepaid rent
3. Accrued interest   4. Bank overdraft
Liabilities would include

  1. 2, 3 and 4

  2. 1, 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 4

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4


Correct Option: C

Debentures issued as collateral security for Rs 10,000 will be debited to ________________.

  1. Debentures suspense A/c

  2. Bank A/c

  3. Debentures A/c

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

First debentures and second debentures would denote a classification of debentures on the basis of ______________.

  1. Security

  2. Redemption

  3. Record

  4. Priority


Correct Option: D

Advantage of debt financing is:

  1. Interest is tax-deductible

  2. It reduces WACC

  3. Does not dilute owners control

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Advantages of Debt Financing over equity are:

1) Tax advantage: The amount you pay in interest is tax deductible.
2) Retains Ownership- With debt financing you don't have togive out a stake in your company.
3) Reduces WACC- The cost of debt is the interest rate applied on loans borrowed from bank and Non-banking financial institutions. A company can reduce its WACC by cutting debt financing costs.

Tax-rate is relevant and important for calculation of specific cost of capital of ____________.

  1. Equity Share Capital

  2. Preference Share Capital

  3. Debentures

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In case of debenture, interest payable is the cost of capital. Interest on debenture is tax deducible and charged to profit & loss account as an expense. It reduces the tax liability of the business. 

Tax rate is relevant and important for calculation of cost of capital for debenture. 

___________ are those debentures where the debenture holder have option to convert into equity.

  1. Optional debentures

  2. Flexible debentures

  3. Convertible debentures

  4. Non-convertible debentures


Correct Option: C