Listed below are some provisions that are often contained in bond indentures. Which of these provisions, viewed alone, would tend to reduce the yield to maturity that investors would otherwise require on a newly issued bond? 1. Fixed assets are used as security for a bond. 2. A given bond is subordinated to other classes of debt. 3. The bond can be converted into the firm's common stock. 4. The bond has a sinking fund. 5. The bond has a call provision. 6. The indenture contains covenants that restrict the use of additional debt. 1, 3, 4, 6 1, 4, 6 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Guardian inc. is trying to develop an asset-financing plan. the firm has $450,000 in temporary current assets and $350,000 in permanent current assets. guardian also has $550,000 in fixed assets. assume a tax rate of 40 percent. a. construct two alternative financing plans for guardian. one of the plans should be conservative, with 70 percent of assets financed by long-term sources, and the other should be aggressive, with only 56.25 percent of assets financed by long-term sources. the current interest rate is 12 percent on long-term funds and 7 percent on short-term financing. compute the annual interest payments under each plan.

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