During fiscal 2004, Georgia-Pacific Company called the following bond issuances: In groups of three or four: 1.

Question:

During fiscal 2004, Georgia-Pacific Company called the following bond issuances:

In groups of three or four:
1. Identify the face value, coupon rate, and maturity of each of the bond issues.
2. Discuss some of the potential reasons that Georgia-Pacific may have had for deciding to call these bond issuesearly.

Coupon
A coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity. Coupons are usually referred to in terms of the coupon rate (the sum of coupons paid in a... Maturity
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