BFIN 320 Principles of Finance Final Exam Study Guide | Comprehensive Review & Practice
Questions 2026
Present Value (PV) - ✔✔the value today of a future cash flow or series of cash flows
Future Value - ✔✔the amount your original deposit will be worth in the future based on
earning a specific interest rate over a specific period of time
Compound - ✔✔A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by
chemical bonds
Features of Corporate Bonds - ✔✔Long-term claims against company assets
Key terms:
Face(par) Value: (F) = 1000
Coupon Payment (C) is the fixed amount paid to the lenders for the life of the contract (typically
semi-annual or annual)
Coupa
Coupon Payment (PMT) - ✔✔the specified number of dollars of interest paid each year
the fixed amount paid to the lenders for the life of the contract (typically semi-annual or annual)
Coupon Rate - ✔✔the annual coupon divided by the face value of a bond
(C)/(F)
Vanilla Bonds (Debentures) - ✔✔typically unsecured
- Coupon payments fixed for the life of the bond
- Repay principal and retire the bonds at maturity
Questions 2026
Present Value (PV) - ✔✔the value today of a future cash flow or series of cash flows
Future Value - ✔✔the amount your original deposit will be worth in the future based on
earning a specific interest rate over a specific period of time
Compound - ✔✔A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by
chemical bonds
Features of Corporate Bonds - ✔✔Long-term claims against company assets
Key terms:
Face(par) Value: (F) = 1000
Coupon Payment (C) is the fixed amount paid to the lenders for the life of the contract (typically
semi-annual or annual)
Coupa
Coupon Payment (PMT) - ✔✔the specified number of dollars of interest paid each year
the fixed amount paid to the lenders for the life of the contract (typically semi-annual or annual)
Coupon Rate - ✔✔the annual coupon divided by the face value of a bond
(C)/(F)
Vanilla Bonds (Debentures) - ✔✔typically unsecured
- Coupon payments fixed for the life of the bond
- Repay principal and retire the bonds at maturity
